SISTERHOOD IN SERENITY by Rapheal Akano
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Medium: Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 36 in
Year: 2025
Status: available
"Three women with their eyes closed, it symbolize a moment of peace, tranquility, and introspection". Sisterhood in Serenity" is a concept that describes a powerful bond among women, focusing on mutual support, non-competition, and a peaceful environment.
Why collect this work?
Three tightly overlapped figures turn serenity into a collective condition, while the angular city motif keeps that calm connected to public life.
- Akano states that his practice addresses African beauty, identity, emotion and human connection. In this work, connection is conveyed less through exchanged glances than through bodily proximity and repeated closed eyes.
- The photograph shows three cropped figures forming one compact silhouette. Differences in head angle and dress preserve their individuality, yet overlapping shoulders prevent any figure from appearing fully separate.
- The documented acrylic and charcoal on canvas make possible a strong division between tonal drawing and opaque colour. Here, grayscale faces stand against an emerald field and sharply segmented buildings, though the photograph cannot establish the physical surface.
- The work is significant as a group portrait that locates solidarity in coordinated stillness rather than overt action. Its skyline complicates that repose by framing inward attention within a visibly constructed social setting.
About the Artist
Rapheal Akano
Rapheal Akano is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: mixed-media. Based in Oyo, NG.
Nationality: Nigerian
Through art, I aim to communicate Beauty of African, emotion, identity, and the subtle details of human experience.
