LAMENTATIONS OF A PROPHET
" I wanted to make a series of paintings that deliberately spoke to each other, paintings that would be visually rooted in figurative language since I felt my instinct was driving me this way.
I wanted to spend a lot of time on these and for the final presentation to resemble a theatrical piece. I was open to whatever form they would take however, I knew that I wanted to have each canvas as a chapter in the story with an interval... the interval would be a quadriptych . Thankfully, I was sponsored to make these works and spent a large part of 2019 creating them.
The pieces ended up focusing on an individual who would be the main protagonist.
A prophet, wrestling with his belief system, crying out to his source [God], and in hope for a revelation.”…
![Bolaji - Instillation The Four Chapters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ec957_ba72d10718eb4f8ba5a8482fd4456ddd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_682,h_453,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Bolaji%20-%20Instillation%20The%20Four%20Chapters%20.jpeg)
CHAPTERS 1-4
Each canvas 200 x 160 cm
acrylic on linen
![Bolaji - Instillation Breakthrough with](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ec957_c0c6edec29354aacace2b1b83fc8f29e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Bolaji%20-%20Instillation%20Breakthrough%20with%20.jpeg)
THE INTERVAL, TITLED 'BREAKTHROUGH'
560 X 195CM Mixed media on Coarse Grain Jute
![Bolaji - Breakthrough 2019.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ec957_dd5dde23a0254df692cfb582402d2ee6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_37,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Bolaji%20-%20Breakthrough%202019.jpeg)
![BOLAJI AND CHAPTER THREE.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ec957_789d8c019c76454293c4d7e2ee978fe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/BOLAJI%20AND%20CHAPTER%20THREE_JPG.jpg)
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