Jadé Fadojutimi
Jadé Fadojutimi (born 1993) is a British painter. Fadojutimi lives and works in London, United Kingdom.
Jadé Fadojutimi | |
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| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art, Royal College of Art |
| Known for | painting |
| Website | jadefadojutimi |
Early life and education edit
Fadojutimi was born in London, England, in 1993,[1] and is of Nigerian heritage.[2] In 2015, she graduated with a BA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London.[3] In 2017, she earned an MA from the Royal College of Art, London.[4]
Inspiration edit
Inspired by the vibrancy of Japanese fashion and anime culture, Fadojutimi's works are notable for their size, scale, and dancelike use of gesture.[5] After graduating from Slade, Fadojutimi took a trip to Japan. Her second encounter with Japanese culture took place in Kyoto, during a residency in 2016, which helped the artist process initial difficulties that came with integrating local culture. Expressing an ongoing interest in anime and Japanese landscapes, Fadojutimi returns five to six times a year to draw. As the artist reveals to Ocula Magazine in a 2020 interview: "Kyoto started so much for me, that's my whole painting language, and the country has this preciousness of a start."[6]
Work edit
Fadojutimi's abstract paintings are inspired by source material ranging from Japanese anime to Victoriana chairs, clothing and art history.[7] Her paintings contain both abstract and figurative elements.[8] In her paintings, which are often monumental in scale, she orchestrates color, space, line, and movement in the service of fluid emotion and the quest for self-knowledge.[9]
Artistic Process edit
She uses the canvas as a sounding board, grappling with memories of everyday experiences, both good and bad.[5]
Themes edit
Through this process, she examines how her sense of self is constructed, communicating forms of emotion impossible to convey through language.[5]
Exhibitions edit
1.Heliophobia (2017-2018, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London): Navigating through an emotional landscape, the paintings in the exhibition offer a window into Fadojutimi's fractured identity and quest for self-knowledge. These environments capture the feeling of trepidation instilled by the show's title, Heliophobia, which refers to an innate fear of sunlight and the artist's proclivity to work at night.[10]
2.The Numbing Vibrancy of Characters in Play (2019, PEER, London): PEER presents The Numbing Vibrancy of Characters in Play, new paintings by Jadé Fadojutimi in her first solo exhibition in a UK public institution. The artist’s recent work has captured scenes of ‘familiar unfamiliarity’, where distant places and foliage bleed in and out of abstraction, with the paintings naturally relating and reacting to each other.[11]
3.Jesture (2020, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London): This will be Fadojutimi’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and comes ahead of the artist’s participation in Liverpool Biennial 2021 and a solo exhibition at Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, later in the year. The title of the exhibition, Jesture, touches on a sense of the absurd, responding to the disruption of daily rhythms arising from forced isolation during lockdown. Addressing the exchange between an individual and their environment, the vivid choices of colour and form derive from the associative qualities of the special items that capture her attention and the memories they invoke.[12]
4.Yet Another Pathetic Fallacy (2021, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami): “Yet, Another Pathetic Fallacy” is the first solo museum presentation by London-based artist Jadé Fadojutimi. Featuring a suite of new, layered large-scale paintings, this exhibition provides a window into the artist’s rapidly developing approach to abstraction. Her exhibition at ICA Miami is a comprehensive consideration of Fadojutimi’s deep interior world, presenting works that highlight her wide range of techniques, the complex emotions she explores, and the inspiration she takes from her immediate environment.[13]
5.Memory in Translation (2022, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo): This is Fadojutimi’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, as well as her first in Asia. Markedly influenced by Japanese animation, video games, clothing, and soundtracks during her childhood, these memories and interests continue to play a pivotal role in Fadojutimi’s practice.[14]
6.Why Wilt When? When Wilt Why? A Smile Can Appear in an Echo of Laughter (2023, Zweigstelle Capitain at C.A.S.A. Pallazo Degas, Naples): Galerie Gisela Capitain is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of Jadé Fadojutimi, taking place at Zweigstelle Capitain IV, Palazzo Degas - Napoli.[15]
Collections edit
References edit
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi - A Tidal Wave of Perception, 2021". Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art. 2021. from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Needham, Alex (7 September 2022). "Interview | 'Painting takes me over – like witchcraft': Jadé Fadojutimi, art's hottest property". The Guardian. from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "The Hepworth Wakefield acquires painting by British artist Jadé Fadojutimi". The Hepworth Wakefield. 25 February 2021. from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi". Royal College of Art. from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Martinez, Nicole (2021). "Jadé Fadojutimi's Trailblazing Approach to Abstraction Shines ..." Artsy.
- ^ Moldan, Tessa (24 November 2021). "Jadé Fadojutimi: 'When I change, the work changes'". Ocula Magazine. from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Hessel, Katie (31 August 2020). "27-Year-Old Painter Jadé Fadojutimi Is In A League Of Her Own". British Vogue. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi - Overview". Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi". Gagosian. 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi: 1 December 2017 - 20 January 2018". Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Current: Jadé Fadojutimi – the Numbing Vibrancy of Characters in Play". PEER UK. 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi : Jesture". Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi: Yet, Another Pathetic Fallacy". Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi 'Memory in Translation.'". Taka Ishii Gallery / タカ・イシイギャラリー. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Why wilt when? when wilt why? A smile can appear in an echo of laughter – galerie gisela capitain". Galerie Gisela Capitain. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "'I Present Your Royal Highness', Jadé Fadojutimi, 2018". Tate. from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi - A point to pointlessness, 2019". Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Reyburn, Scott (9 October 2020). "At a Reduced Frieze Week, a Focus on Black Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Jadé Fadojutimi". Baltimore Museum of Art. from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "BMA Announces New Fall Exhibitions, Including a Major Reinstallation of Its Contemporary Wing". Baltimore Museum of Art. 18 August 2021. from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.