IJE-ARTIST
A MIXED PRACTICE ARTIST
Ije (pronounced eejay)
I am a mixed practice artist: I am a writer, a poet, an explorer, a painter, a photographer, a creator, a healer; I am a sculptor, an adventurer, a walker and a runner, a performer, a thinker, a catalyst. I look upwards, I look down upon, I look through and on the face of things; I encounter, touch, feel, remember, imagine, and fabricate.
Pieces by IJE can be found in private and corporate collections in the UK, China, France, Ireland and Norway.
Please explore my site to view my artworks for sale, commissions and sold works. Read my blog for musings and insights into research / works in progress and find out when and where you can see my work on exhibition.
Acrylic, oil marker, recycled velvet, mirror glass, plastic & swarf on linen; w 195 x h 114 cm; 2018
Acrylic, tissue paper balls, enamel, spray paints & oil marker on linen; each w 40 x h 30 cm; 2019
Acrylic, oil marker, recycled velvet, mirror glass, plastic & swarf on linen; w 195 x h 114 cm; 2018
IJE ARTIST STATEMENT
Ije (eejay) based in Warwickshire, UK.
A Scottish/Nigerian artist-healer. I am a multifaceted artist using painting, sculpture, installation, and words to express a sensuous exploration of the natural and industrial world. Despite challenges I am physically engaged in encounters with landscape, the elements, and my making.
My sensuous practice draws on a lifetime of moving across the UK and beyond exploring landscapes, from wild spaces of mountains and coastlines, to mining and farming communities to industrial towns and cities. Painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and writing are products of immersive experiences, connecting audiences with the transformative properties of expansive natural spaces. Textured artworks with inclusions of found/repurposed/manufactured materials are often described as bold and energetic, reflecting the feelings, political resonance, and sensuousness of my encounters. Photographs/videos/audio recordings initially capture glimpses of the times and spaces that I occupy in the world.
I am a mixed practice artist: I am a writer, a poet, an explorer, a painter, a photographer, a creator, a healer; I am a sculptor, an adventurer, a walker and a runner, a performer, a thinker, a catalyst. I look towards, I look onto, I look through and on the face of things; I encounter, touch, feel, remember, imagine, and fabricate.
I work as a freelance artist / curator and healer, take commissions, exhibit and sell my work. I am a prolific maker and work across a number of ongoing lines of enquiry concurrently. I have a Masters Degree in Fine Art, Birmingham City University.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Sat, 18 SeptFLOOR ONE GALLERY, Rugby Art Gallery18 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST – 30 Sept 2021, 15:40 BSTFLOOR ONE GALLERY, Rugby Art Gallery, Little Elborow St, Rugby CV21 3BZ, UK42 artists from the Rugby area bring a vibrant collection of visual art to celebrate 21 years of Warwickshire Open Studios. Open daily Mon-Fri 10 am to 4:45 pm and Saturday 10 am to 3:45 pm; 18th to 30th September 2021
“A notion of sense as a new sensibility that through encounters produces a thinking that moves, is alive, uncontained, nomadic. A form of encounter activated precisely and only through patterns, repetitions, series and flights”
Professor Johnny Golding
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Thank you for your interest. For any inquiries, commission requests or studio visits, please contact IJE-art today.
WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK