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Samuel AncestoR

Samuel AncestoR (Samuel Olowomeye) is a self-taught Nigerian-born artist based in London. Working with acrylic, oil, charcoal and pastel, he creates highly detailed surreal paintings exploring symbolism, identity and the tensions between cultural inheritance and Western influence.

Spoon-Feed

From the This Ear Rings On series, Spoon-Feed explores diasporic memory and dual belonging through the domestic plate, a symbol of food, family, cultural preservation and the tensions between life in Britain and connections to Nigeria.
From the This Ear Rings On series, Spoon-Feed explores diasporic memory and dual belonging through the domestic plate, a symbol of food, family, cultural preservation and the tensions between life in Britain and connections to Nigeria.
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