Ade Adesina

Showing alongside Neale Howells in March on John Martin Gallery’s stand at Art Dubai. A printmaker of remarkable ability, Ade Adesina works with linocut and woodcut as well as other types of print. Adesina has shown with John Martin Gallery at London Art Fair and last year with his first solo exhibition in London at John Martin Gallery.

Ade Adesina, born in Nigeria 1980, is currently a full time Artist who lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was the Royal Scottish Academy, Artist in Residence at Glasgow Print Studio from 2013 to 2015. Previously studied printmaking at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, from 2008, graduating in 2012.

His first show at John Martin Gallery was in 2017, where he and his work was warmly receieved. A spring late we have shown his work at London Art Fair, and he has created a new linocut and woodcut for Art Dubai 2018 opening this week.

‘My work is a visual commentary around the ideas of ecology and our ever-changing world. I am fascinated by how the human footprint is affecting our planet.Our world is full of wonderful landscapes and I wish to highlight the continual damage caused through things such as deforestation, the politics of energy consumption, and endangered wild species.’

‘I am a traditional printmaker, painter and sculptor with modern twist; I work with mostly woodcarving, linocut, etching, and oil. I combine my African cultural roots with the British culture, producing work that makes people reflect on the past, present and the future.’

‘My practice is influenced by my experiences of travel and the imagery that I encounter. Recently I spent time in Italy, Nigeria, Scottish Islands and Germany, immersing myself in different cultures and collecting a variety of imagery to use in my next body of work. I enjoy researching and visualising the differences between countries both historically and culturally. My ideas come from the new places I’ve visited and I source information from documentaries and current affairs.’ Ade Adesina