John Okoye’s paintings examine the pressures of boyhood

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

In African Arts with Taj, critic Tajudeen Sowole considered John Chukwuemeka Okoye’s I Am Just A Boy paintings as an exploration of expectations placed on young men. He discussed the relationship between finely rendered figures, adolescent experimentation and resistance to prescribed roles. While praising Okoye’s technical control, Sowole questioned whether the close resemblance to photography limited the paintings’ expressive possibilities.

Summarised from African Arts with Taj (A-ARTs) · Tajudeen Sowole. AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.