We were lucky to catch up with Nathaniel Bolarinwa recently and have shared our conversation below.
Nathaniel , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?
My parents will always pay attention to their kids trying to figure our what is best for us from our very younger age. My parents layed me on this Artistic path since I was 6 years old.
They will continuously get me crayons and any artist kit that was needed for me then. They will never stop me from marking the house wall. This has really shaped my artistic journey.
Nathaniel , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I was born in Lagos, Nigeria 1998. Pursing my Artistic career, I completed my National Diploma in Fine arts 2018 and then Trained under prominent Nigeria Art masters in 2019. This has really impacted my Art career.
My art is an embodiment of botanical surrealism through which I aim to communicate a metaphorical concept of reincarnation of the soul and afterlife. This features, the bark of tree, leaves, trunk and bulge eyes.
I think my work serves as a reminder to humanity that, we are immortal. We are regenerated as plant after we don’t possess our physical body anymore .
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
Building up your social media lies in your hand as an artist. Although, I don’t have quite a massive followers but I have valuable ones. I didn’t pay attention to creating crowds, I payed attention to building audiences that are relevant to my artistic career.
As a starter, you might face different challenges. You just have to make your statement clear and your voice loud by not giving up on posting
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
Giving hope to people
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Nathaniel_bolarinwa
- Facebook: Bolarinwa Nathaniel
- Linkedin: Nathaniel Bolarinwa
- Twitter: Bolarinwa Nathaniel
- Youtube: Nathaniel Bolarinwa
Image Credits
Nathaniel Bolarinwa