* Osi Audu [b.1955]- Untitled,:- signed and dated '97 bottom...

Hammer

£550

* Osi Audu [b.1955]- Untitled,:- signed and dated '97 bottom right pencil, graphite and mixed media on paper 75 x 56cm, '' I explore the light sheen of graphite, the matte, light-absorbing quality of black pastel, the white of paper and canvas, and the interactions of colour, investigating how all of these optical attributes can be used to create something evocative about the shape of the head. I am interested in the dualism of form and void, the tangible and intangible, something and nothing, light and dark, body and mind, the self in portraits. The title Self-Portrait in my work is about the intangible self rather than a literal portrait of the artist.'' Osi Audu. Graphite drawings by Audu similar to the present lot are held in public and private art collections across the globe, including the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Washington DC, and the British Museum London.