VN-48
IYỌBA
NGN 800,000.00
A collectible work of art — crafted for those who invest in culture, legacy, and meaning.
Each piece is crafted bespoke. At ₦200,000 per sqm, you will automatically receive a measurement application after purchase to collect your exact dimensions, ensuring a seamless, made-to-measure fit.
Default installation volume: 0–4 sqm for direct wall applications, 0–2.5 sqm for stretched applications.
The architecture of feminine authority. This mural reads as a sovereign presence rather than a simple portrait. The figure is held in stillness, frontal and composed, as though ins…
About the Work
The architecture of feminine authority. This mural reads as a sovereign presence rather than a simple portrait. The figure is held in stillness, frontal and composed, as though installed to govern the emotional temperature of the room. The dark face, the marked forehead, the weight of the collar, and the geometric field around her all suggest rank, discipline, and inherited power. Named Iyọba, after the queen-mother tradition of Benin, the work draws from the visual logic of royal presence in Nigerian art history, where adornment was never merely ornamental but a language of status, protection, and command. Here, that language is reinterpreted through a contemporary luxury lens. The face becomes emblem. The wall becomes throne. Presence becomes structure. The result is a mural about feminine authority at its highest register. Not softness. Not spectacle. Power held in perfect control.
