Yan Daba

Medium

Giclée on paper

Year

2026

Yan Daba gathers three young Northern Nigerian male figures in a loose, unposed triangle against a flat electric blue frame, each wearing a different interpretation of Hausa-streetwear fusion. One is in a traditional jalabia with contemporary sneakers, one in printed Ankara shorts and a fula cap, one in a fitted kaftan with sunglasses. Their postures are various and natural, one leaning, one standing straight, one half-turned. Above all three heads, their respective head coverings float slightly off, hovering one inch above each head as if held by the pressure of something beneath the fabric pushing upward. This energetic and culturally sharp mixed media African painting is Giclée printed on museum quality 310gsm Textured Fine Art Cotton Rag, limited to just 20 prints worldwide. A vivid Nigerian painting about the generation that wears two worlds at once without explanation. Available at Naija Art Store.