Oya at the Market

Medium

Giclée on paper

Year

2026

Oya at the Market brings the Yoruba deity of transformation, storms, and the marketplace into the most ordinary of her domains, a vivid violet frame where she stands in full nine-layered Oya regalia, each layer a different colour, the combined volume of the skirts giving her lower body a sculptural mass that could fill a room. She stands with arms loosely at her sides, head slightly tilted, as if she has paused mid-step in a market and is assessing what still needs to be done. By her feet at ankle height, the nine market objects associated with Oya are arranged in a local trading shelf, aubergines, copper coins, cowries, and more. This is a one of one original piece, the only work of its kind in the world, a mixed media fine art work of photography and digital art, Giclée printed on museum quality 310gsm Textured Fine Art Cotton Rag. A vivid and joyful Nigerian painting available at Naija Art Store.