Osinachi

A Nigerian artist using a Word document to do these amazing, very intricate portraits. It actually looks like drawings - it's absolutely stunning. And the way they're presented...a very different aesthetic, but something that's timely and also collectable.

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Ulrich Schrauth

ABOUT

Osinachi is a self-taught digital artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in 1991, he grew up in Aba, a city in southern Nigeria where he took interest first in writing, and shortly after visual art. He makes his work on Microsoft Word, and has been doing so for over 15 years now.

Osinachi’s art does not only reflect his own identity and experiences, it is also a statement on existence as a protest against the stereotypes and prejudices that often plague the African continent and diaspora. Working digitally, he explores themes of cultural, sexual and racial identity, representing these through personal experiences and social commentary. His work challenges the conventional notions of art and technology, inviting viewers to question their own assumptions and perspectives.

Osinachi is one of the core instigators of AfrofutureDAO, a platform for African museums to monetize, document, and build community with their archives through Web3. In 2022, he curated “Africa Here”, an accelerator program that onboarded more than 70 African-born artists on the NFT marketplace, MakersPlace.

artist website

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