Peter Uka
Dawn Dreamers, 2025
Oil on canvas
59 x 59 in
150 x 150 cm
150 x 150 cm
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Set in a richly detailed domestic space, this composition by Peter Uka conjures a layered portrait of kinship and style. Two women—one seated, one crouched—command the frame with presence and...
Set in a richly detailed domestic space, this composition by Peter Uka conjures a layered portrait of kinship and style. Two women—one seated, one crouched—command the frame with presence and poise, their garments animated by vivid color and pattern: a red dress dotted with bold flowers, an indigo skirt shimmering in blue. Surrounding them, everyday objects—a lamp, a family photograph, a printed booklet—form a quiet constellation of time and place. Uka distills the generational intimacy of Nigerian life while simultaneously engaging the aesthetics of modernity, hinting at the evolving currents of Black womanhood, elegance, and interior life across decades.
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