Join Adeyemi Adegbesan and delve into black narratives and the realms of science fiction and fantasy, with an emphasis on imagination and positive affirmation.
Participants will examine their own personal identity through the creation of Afrofuturistic mixed media collage.
Everyone welcome, come to learn about Afrofuturism and celebrate the Black History Month!
Cost: $5 Click HERE to register
Adeyemi Adegbesan's exhibit, We Got This, is on display at Central Branch in the Glass Case Gallery from February 7 - March 16.
Adeyemi Adegbesan’s art explores themes of interconnectivity and resilience of Black communities in Canada and abroad. From the materiality of the woven textiles, to the interlocking chains featured on the subjects in the work, to the unification of strands of hair into a braid, unity is the central theme of the work. Viewers are invited to reflect on the role that unity and community connection plays in their own lives.
Adeyemi Adegbesan is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice aims to examine the cultural intersectionalities within Black identity. Reflecting on Black cultural ideologies from pre-colonial, colonial, present day and future timelines; across regions, religions, varying levels of income and political lines, Adegbesan examines the dichotomy of the richness of Black experiences with the imposed societal homogeneity of ‘Blackness’. Through his work Adegbesan pulls from these cultural inspirations to create Afro-futurist/Afro-surrealist portraits that embody themes of history, fantasy, speculative futures, and spirituality.
Adeyemi is a self-taught artist whose practice incorporates photography, illustration, mixed media collage, murals, assemblage, textile, video and VR. He has worked out of his studio in Toronto’s Kensington Market neighborhood for the past decade. His work has been shown across Canada and internationally.
