Untitled by Reuben Ayodeji Explore Mondoir Studio Medium: Pen on paper Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.8 cm Year: 2025 Price: $100.00 USD Status: available A portrait study.. Why collect this work?Dense hatching defines the face while the shoulders taper into open lines, making the shift from resolved likeness to provisional study the work’s central formal tension. Ayodeji states that facial expression and body language are central to his practice. Here, the raised chin, turned head, sidelong eyes and closed mouth carry the portrait without determining a single narrative or emotion.In the photograph, layered vertical and curved strokes model the forehead, cheeks and neck. Unmarked paper interrupts this density around the brow, cheek and nose, producing bright accents and clarifying the head’s orientation.The catalogued pen-on-paper medium makes tonal modelling possible through repeated lines. Its contrast also separates the heavily articulated features from the abbreviated collar and shoulder, where individual strokes remain exposed.Catalogued as a 12.7 by 17.8 centimetre portrait study from 2025, the work is significant for how economically it tests completion: facial specificity is set against edges that remain visibly unresolved. About the ArtistReuben Ayodeji Reuben Ayodeji is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. Nationality: Nigerian My artistic focus lies in the creation of unique works that convey emotions through body language and facial expressions.
