A Quiet Place by Precious Gbenga
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Medium: Acrylic on ofi (Traditional fabric)
Dimensions: 12 x 14 in
Year: 2026
Price: $400.00 USD
Status: available
A quiet interior scene capturing the warmth and intimacy of home. The empty chair, glowing lamp, and cup on the table suggest a recent human presence, inviting reflection on memory, absence, and the traces people leave behind.
Why collect this work?
The exposed fabric border prevents this painted room from becoming a sealed illusion, framing domestic stillness through a support that remains visibly active.
- Gbenga reports using ofi, or aso-oke, as part of his wider exploration of personal experience and separation. That concern is relevant here without fixing the scene to one biography.
- In the photograph, a lit floor lamp, cup and empty chair imply recent occupancy. Plants cut across the chair, while compressed furnishings limit visual access, making comfort coexist with absence and enclosure.
- The catalogue identifies acrylic on ofi at 12 by 14 inches. Painting only the central field leaves the surrounding pattern apparent, allowing depicted interior and fabric support to register separately.
- Encountering this work places two forms of presence together: an unseen occupant suggested by objects and a traditional textile that remains visible around the image rather than disappearing beneath it.
About the Artist
Precious Gbenga
Precious Gbenga is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Ondo City, NG.
Nationality: Nigerian
ARTIST STATEMENT Art has always been my voice, a way to process life, express emotion, and explore the complexities of the human experience.
