Ndidikanma Emefiele
Can’t quench the raging flames of pain, 2022
Acrylic, watercolour pencils and compact disc on paper
101 5/8 x 120 1/8 in
258.1 x 305.1 cm
258.1 x 305.1 cm
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This apocalyptic image of a burning landscape shows a calm, determined looking woman riding naked through the scene on horseback. Her gaze is looking away from the flames towards an...
This apocalyptic image of a burning landscape shows a calm, determined looking woman riding naked through the scene on horseback. Her gaze is looking away from the flames towards an uncertain future. The artist, Ndidi Emefiele, represents Black female bodies in empowered and positive positions. Her portraits express a distinctly feminine and African diasporic perspective independent of the male and/or colonial art historic gaze. “Growing up in a masculine society where women are considered lower than men, you have people who come by and diminish you,” Emefiele says. “I want to paint women, and highlight them, and position them in the best possible ways.” Emefiele’s portraits bring inner emotional states to the forefront of the narrative. Revealing the skin of her figures is a way to convey a sense of loss, and to portray the emptiness of being.