Wall Decor — African Art
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Interwoven Abstract Acrylic Canvas Art Painting
Interwoven is a captivating abstract acrylic painting on canvas that features intricate layered textures and bold, interweaving patterns. This original artwork showcases vibrant color harmonies and contemporary artistic techniques. Handcrafted with precision and attention to detail, Interwoven is a unique piece of fine art perfect for modern home decor, contemporary galleries, or collectors seeking authentic artistic expression. The acrylic medium provides rich, lasting color and durability.
£3,750.00Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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The Chains Within – Original African Beauty Impasto Portrait Painting on Canvas
This painting titled "The Chains Within" is among other paintings under the theme "African Beauty" The heavy multicolored impasto paint layered onto the central child's face represents a complex inner world of thoughts and ancestral memories. African beauty is redefined as psychological armor that's transforming internal struggles into a vibrant, display of grace and strength. The two abstract background children; one in warm magenta and the other in cool blue that represent shadows of the self or ancestors. They illustrate that these internal "chains" are actually unbreakable, invisible bonds of shared history, lineage and a collective community identity. The thick dense texture of the paint mirrors the physical weight of carrying one's heritage, while the sharp contrast between the bright yellow clothing and the deep, moody background highlights the capacity to radiate intense outward joy while holding immense silent depth within.
£176.47Sold by Lubanga lee • BANDA
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Leap – Original Geometric Figurative Acrylic Portrait on Canvas by Victor Ubabike | African Contemporary Art
An original acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This evocative portrait uses bold geometric forms, cubist-inspired composition and a warm palette of golds, ochres and earth tones to explore courage in the face of uncertainty — the choice to move forward when stillness becomes more dangerous than the unknown. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, movement and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
£1,885.00Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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Sweet Like Wine – Original African Woman Portrait Painting | Textured Impasto Wall Art on Canvas
''Sweet Like Wine'' is a portrait that celebrates African beauty through wisdom, resilience and grace. It depicts an elderly African woman in a blue headwrap, resting her chin on her hands with a calm, reflective expression. Bold, textured strokes and vibrant colours symbolize the richness of her life and identity. The title suggests that, like fine wine, true beauty grows deeper and more valuable with age, honouring the dignity and timeless elegance of African women.
£166.09Sold by Lubanga lee • BANDA
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Martin Luther King jr portrait A3
Martin Luther King Jr. — The Dreamer Who Walked on Lightning Martin Luther King Jr. was not just a pastor. He was a backbone dressed in a suit, a voice rising from the Deep South to tell America that it would never sleep peacefully again until it stood upright for everyone. He did not choose violence. Not out of weakness — out of strength. Because he knew that hatred is better fought with unyielding dignity than with a raised fist. He took the Bible, Gandhi, and a microphone, and he marched. From Montgomery to Selma, from Birmingham to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he carried on his shoulders an entire people tired of waiting. *I have a dream…* those four words were not a poem. They were a promise. A mortgage on the future. He spoke of his little children one day being judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. He spoke softly, but every word weighed heavier than a chain. Unfortunately, a sniper's bullet caught up with him on April 4, 1968, in Memphis. He never saw his dream fully realized. He never saw the civil rights laws truly transform hearts. He never saw a Black president sit in the office he had shaken to its core. But what he sowed — non-violence as a weapon, love as a strategy, hope as resistance — no one will ever be able to bury with him. Martin Luther King Jr. never reached the promised land. But he showed the way. And millions are still walking it today.
£35.00Sold by Grandmanguier • FR
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The pulse of Togetherness – Original Geometric Figurative Acrylic Portrait on Canvas by Victor Ubabike | African Contemporary Art
An original large-scale acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This striking square composition brings together multiple geometric figures in warm golds, ochres and earth tones to explore human connection and togetherness — the idea that we are held together not by perfection, but by participation, shared movement and silent understanding. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, rhythm and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
£3,470.00Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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Wrapped in thought – Original Geometric Figurative Acrylic Portrait on Canvas by Victor Ubabike | African Contemporary Art
An original acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This striking portrait uses bold geometric forms, cubist-inspired composition and a refined palette of greys, golds and earth tones to capture the quiet, in-between moments of human presence — the silent negotiations within ourselves before we step into the world. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, movement and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
£3,080.00Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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Wiz Khalifa portrait A3
Wiz Khalifa — The Dreamer Who Turned Smoke Into a Crown Wiz Khalifa is not just a rapper. He is a vibe all on his own, a kid from Pittsburgh who became a king without ever raising his voice. He took to rap the way others breathe: slowly, deeply, with a smirk on his face. No need for heavy chains to shine. He chose tattoos, lowriders, drifting clouds, and that legendary weed he turned into a global anthem. *Black and Yellow*? That wasn't just a song — it was a flag. And behind that flag stood a whole nation of dreamers, skaters, and youth who just wanted to be themselves. While others shouted of war, Wiz chose peace. Not a soft peace — a conquered peace, freedom found in the tempo, success without hatred. He never needed to fight for two countries like Cabral. He fought for a single kingdom: the right to control his own life, his image, and his breath. Unfortunately for the haters, he achieved it all. The millions, the sold-out venues, the love, the respect. And he keeps going, slowly, calmly, rolling on like a modern sage. Wiz Khalifa is not a martyr. He is something much better: a happy survivor. And in the rap game, that might just be the greatest statement of all.
£26.00Sold by Grandmanguier • FR
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Amilcar Cabral portrait A3
Amilcar Cabral — The Engineer Who Armed a Revolution Amilcar Cabral was not just a freedom fighter. He was an agronomist who looked at the soil of Portuguese Guinea and saw the chains of a colonial economy built to extract, not to feed. Born in 1924 in Bafata, he trained as an agricultural engineer in Lisbon, the very capital of the empire he would spend his life dismantling. There he found other African students plotting independence in cafes and dorm rooms. He carried that education home and turned it into strategy. In 1956 he founded the PAIGC, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, the only liberation movement fighting to free two countries with one struggle. By the early 1960s talk had become war. He built schools and clinics in the liberated zones while his guerrillas held off one of NATO's own member armies. Unfortunately, he was assassinated on January 20, 1973, in Conakry, cut down by a rival within his own movement only months before Guinea-Bissau declared the independence he died for. Cabral never reached the promised land either. But the two flags he fought to raise both went up without him, and the soil he studied as a young engineer finally became his people's own.
£35.00Sold by Grandmanguier • FR