Sixty Inches From Center
Compositions | A Semi-Retrospective of Dayo Laoye
Currently at South Side Community Art Center are the sketches, studies and paintings of Yoruba native and long-time Chicago resident Dayo Laoye. The exhibition, titled Compositions by Dayo, is a semi-retrospective that illustrates the waves of his practice through everything from portraits of Yoruban Priestesses to experiments with the possibilities of paint with pure abstraction and charcoal/pastel portraits of local Chicagoans. While showing work that he has done over decades (some dating back to his time as a fine art student at Howard University), the show also exhibits how his work has evolved through the more recent works on display. “Without trying to blow my own trumpet this exhibition will show the viewer how freer my style is getting.” – Dayo Laoye
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Compositions | A Semi-Retrospective of Dayo Laoye
Currently at South Side Community Art Center are the sketches, studies and paintings of Yoruba native and long-time Chicago resident Dayo Laoye. The exhibition, titled Compositions by Dayo, is a semi-retrospective that illustrates the waves of his practice through everything from portraits of Yoruban Priestesses to experiments with the possibilities of paint with pure abstraction and charcoal/pastel portraits of local Chicagoans. While showing work that he has done over decades (some dating back to his time as a fine art student at Howard University), the show also exhibits how his work has evolved through the more recent works on display. “Without trying to blow my own trumpet this exhibition will show the viewer how freer my style is getting.” – Dayo Laoye
Check out the article:
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/?p=780 1