Mai Suya

Medium

Giclée on paper

Year

2026

Mai Suya presents a lean male figure standing with a long metal skewer held horizontally in both hands at chest height, in the posture not of performance but of presentation, a craftsman showing his work before it is consumed. He wears a traditional Hausa kaftan in deep maroon over wide trousers, a simple fula cap, and a leather apron at the waist. From the skewer he holds, heat rises visibly, not fire and not smoke but the golden shimmering distortion of extreme heat rendered as waves that bend the visible air across the full width of the frame above the skewer. This sensory and culturally grounded mixed media fine art print is Giclée printed on museum quality 310gsm Textured Fine Art Cotton Rag and limited to just 20 prints in the world. A vivid Nigerian painting celebrating the artistry of everyday mastery, available at Naija Art Store.