Moyosore Martins
Emi Ko (It's Not Me)
62 x 52 inches
Oil, oil stick, pigment, graphite on canvas
Value €27,500
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Móyòsóré Martins is a New York-based Nigerian contemporary artist taking the art world by storm. He’s a renaissance man who dabbles in graphics, product design, and music. MOYO’s paintings are deeply narrative and relate to his personal journey. He embodies his traditional Afro-cultural, spiritual roots and fashion-forward sense of aesthetics.
Born of Brazilian descent with both parents from Ekiti state, Nigeria, MOYO developed a sense of mixed cultural independence from his family’s tribal roots and developed his artistic vision from his travels and upbringing. Inspired by the streets of London and New York, his college years in Ghana and Ivory Coast blend into his artwork while expressing his Yoruban cultural roots.
MOYO is self-taught and is influenced by his internal vision and spirituality.
I’m honored to contribute this piece in support of saving our coral reefs—a vital ecosystem that urgently needs our care. This work is my way of speaking up, and I hope it stirs something in you too. We still have time to protect what remains. Let’s not wait. —Móyòsóré Martins
