Augustine’s narrative digital paintings are filled with energetic mix of colours and figures. Her works tackle topics related to African women and lifestyle, which are sources of her inspiration.
“My reason for
painting African women and hairstyles is to encourage young women to accept
their culture as it is our identity and it affords us due recognition than
adapting to the borrowed culture,” said the twenty-one-year-old from Abia
State.
“For example, how many native wears do most
Nigerian women have compared to their English wears? Our culture is being
neglected?” she noted.
According to
her, in time past the African women were known
for their thick black afro hair and it was believed by the Africans that if a
woman has a thick hair, she will have many children, farms and riches, which is
the other reason she illustrates the thick black hair of African woman rather than artificial hair.
She claimed
that her painting style called Vector painting was developed
during her Industrial Training. She revealed that she tried to do something new,
which was how she came up with this style of painting, thus, she went on by
researching online and discovered amazing works by a graphic artist named Thomas
di Vingni and got motivated.
The young
artist is currently campaigning against domestic
violence against women and children with her art works.
To her, “poverty is a major cause of domestic
violence.”
Although she
has not had any exhibition, but Augustine has been able to sell few of her
works. One can say in no time that she will establish herself as one of the
best digital painters from Nigeria.
By Udemma Chukwuma
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