
Johnson Eziefula Nigeria, b. 1998
Last Shuttle Home, 2022
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
152.4 x 121.9 cm
60 x 48 in
framed: 156 x 125,5 x 6,5 cm
60 x 48 in
framed: 156 x 125,5 x 6,5 cm
The painting entitled Last Shuttle Home is a memory, a symbol of his love story. Paintings that represent memories are often characterized by a tangible object in Johnson’s work, like...
The painting entitled Last Shuttle Home is a memory, a symbol of his love story. Paintings that represent memories are often characterized by a tangible object in Johnson’s work, like a book or a music cover which in his daily life brings back this memory. In Last Shuttle Home, the artist alludes to a decisive moment in the artist’s relationship with his girlfriend. After high school his girlfriend had the opportunity to study in the USA but she decided to stay in Nigeria as a proof of love. In Americanah, the book she is reading, the protagonist is confronted with a similar choice except that in the book the person decides to leave. There is a correlation between the book and the painting, a sort of story in a story.
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