Toluwani Ogundare

When I look at this 1777 painting by Shaikh Zain ud-Din, I don't just see a bird and some moths arranged on a jujube branch — I see my own timeline staring back at me. There's a caterpillar still feeding, unaware of what it's becoming.…

When I look at this painting, what draws me in isn't the grandeur of Zafar Mahal ; it's the quiet vulnerability in Mirza Fakhruddin's posture. He sits amid musicians, surrounded by sound, yet there's something almost solitary about him, as though the music is filling…

When I look at A Childhood of Timur, I see more than a painting of a young boy from history. To me, the painting represents the beginning of a journey and reminds me that the person we eventually become often begins with the experiences, environment,…

This is a painting that so much capture the essence of nature, the choice of color, animals and people including the gods they're various interpretation of humanity's deepest needs. Far back to when the painting was done it shows a significant part of the beliefs…

In my view, The Cloister of Santa Croce by Giuseppe Abbati is a brilliant exploration of structural geometry and the transformative power of light. When I look at this piece, I am immediately struck by how the artist captures a fleeting moment of restoration and…

This shows the tiredness and exhaustion of a man who is still relying on an unexplainable strength. His pale hands and face shows how tired he is probably as a result of lack of food, his clothes looks spent and him sitting down with head…

It is a religious artwork which attempt to describe the death of a virgin Mary and the scene of her death including the individuals present and their remorse. Showing the grief of Mary magdalene is a proof of the kind of relationship that existed between…