Olaolu Slawn

The work of London-based Nigerian artist Slawn pendulates between street art and abstract expressionism while exploring pertinent issues of politics, race, and identity. The self-proclaimed “scam artist” likes to play with the concept of realit...

The work of London-based Nigerian artist Slawn pendulates between street art and abstract expressionism while exploring pertinent issues of politics, race, and identity. The self-proclaimed “scam artist” likes to play with the concept of reality through large-scale canvases filled with a blend of cartoonish-like pop figures, bold colorful forms, and stylish shapes defined with vivid hues, that beckon the viewer. At first seemingly playful and descendant of street art, it is upon closer inspection that we see the intense human element that Slawn endows to each work, where he explores human psychology, politics, race, and other hard topics and issues still challenging society.