Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | June 2023

Using Hyperrealism to express appreciation
for life
“My art is born out of errors and in my mistakes, presents an opportunity for perfection,” says
Ikenchukwu Solomon
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Ikenchukwu Solomon, popularly known
as Solomon Iken, was born and working
in Nigeria as a hyperrealist artist and art
tutor; graduated from Babcock University
with a B.Sc in International Law and Diplomacy.
“Early in my life, I always had a liking for
everything related to pencil on paper and
now despite my degree I find myself being
a full-time pencil artist specialised in portrait
realism through the medium of graphite and
charcoal,” says Ikenchukwu Solomon. Solomon’s
love for creating realistic portraits was
ignited at a very young age all thanks to his
late Elder brother who taught him a great
deal of what he knows and has improved on
today. He told him that “we were all beautifully
carved into being and that means we can
as well create beauty.” Solomon was greatly
inspired by his drawings growing up and
now has learned that art can set the eyes of
the world on normal human beings.
In the category of Hyperrealism, he sees
his drawings as the most real means through
which he can express his appreciation for
life while seeking to achieve a logical expression
of the human essence. Solomon
loves to draw faces and capture emotion
with great attention to detail and all that
makes a countenance! “Working with charcoal
has been a great deal to achieving
that. Art speaks to the hearts of viewers, art
evokes emotion and sparks desire, art helps
us see and understand perspectives and
art listens to whispers of the soul - this is my
mission whenever I hold a pencil,” describes
Ikenchukwu Solomon.
“My art is born out of errors and in my
mistakes, presents an opportunity for perfection,”
says Ikenchukwu Solomon. He
draws inspiration from life experiences (especially
his own) and in most cases anything
that acknowledges the presence, the
essence of and appreciation for life, happiness
and beauty as expressed through facial
emotional gestures and body postures
of drawing subjects.
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“I love sharing my
process as well as
motivating other
aspiring artists - this
has made drawing a lot
more blissful and I aim
to keep growing”
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