PAINTIng overview
My formal training as an architect and urban designer has significant direct and indirect influences in my work as an artist/painter. A preoccupation with the built and un-built environment is a common thread that ties them all together. Experimentation with various other themes as well as various modes of representation does also occur. Travel is also very critical to my work and process - there are those specific moments on trips were the sudden urge to paint hits [the genesis of this being the semester of study abroad in Rome that afforded plenty of these unforgettable moments and experiences].
My work ranges from the gestural to the very picturesque – the latter resulting from a stubborn desire to capture particular and singular moments of time. Often, these moments are times when the realization of the richness and beauty abound and the historical complexity of place strike me with such immensity.
Though there are a lot of similarities in the way I approach an architecture project (and the design process in itself) and the way I tackle the process of painting, one fundamental difference does exist. With painting, all time almost seems to be forgotten and non-existent; there is a silence and a single continuous focus of concentration. Painting brings about a Zen-like experience in that I am completely relaxed and am able to zone out when I paint and this is very important to me because it allows me moments of unbridled clarity. This is not to say that the process of painting itself is not a complicated, tedious and time consuming process but that I have somehow managed to tune these qualities out and instead focus on the freedom to invent and create that painting affords. Additionally, the satisfaction (in the final product) that comes from investing prolonged effort is simply put – priceless.
ORIGINALS
Always humbled by expressions of interest in my artwork. Please review the various albums for identified available Originals.
Pricing available for Corporate Collections; Institutional Collections; and Private / Individual Collection.
COMMISSIONING
Fortunate as an artist to regularly undertake and produce pieces commissioned by friends and acquaintances – such commissions often helping to reignite my painting Mojo and my best work knowing that such pieces will be finding a good home tailored to their owners.
Additional commissions are accepted on a rolling-basis [and schedule permitting]. Typical arrangement entails a discussion/understanding of budget and possible subject matter followed by the creation of piece unique to you! Please reach out for enquiries.
LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
For original artwork in the albums that are no longer available, there are some opportunities for limited edition prints.
These Limited Edition Prints make great gifts for that detail oriented niece or nephew, the closet architect(s) in the family/aspiring art collector, or double up as an anniversary gift to your significant other while serving as a reminder that it is time to plan the next vacation trip!
The Limited Edition Prints have been limited to a 100 copies for each of the identified pieces in the album.
Each Painting by Ayo™ Limited Edition Print has been hand-signed and numbered by the artist and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Edition Prints are flawlessly reproduced on water color texture 245 gsm fine art paper making each piece unique and irreplaceable and highly collectible.
Prints reproduced on 8.5” by 11” water color texture 245 gsm fine art paper ($130)
