Hi, it’s Alex again.
artdey still hasn’t changed the password, and at this point, I’m starting to suspect they actually want me here.
While I’ve still got access, I wanted to share something new: Daminu Wasiu’s latest abstract miniature portraits just landed on artdey, and they’re the kind of works that ask you to slow down.
Daminu builds these miniature portraits with bold outlines, flat color, and patterns that feel almost rhythmic. One piece gives you a mask-like face, boxed in by spirals and grids. Another pushes lines of color against a restless geometric background. The figures sit still while everything around them hums with motion. That tension between calm faces and busy surfaces is what keeps you looking.
I‘ve always liked abstraction — especially when it doesn’t tell you what to feel. It sets up a pattern, lets tension sit next to softness, and leaves room for your mind to wander in. Five minutes later, you’re not seeing the same thing you saw at the start. The work shifts as you spend time with it.
Daminu’s miniatures do exactly that. Quiet without being empty. Restrained without being flat. It’s what makes contemporary African art so exciting right now: artists using softness to hold complicated feelings instead of flattening them out.
It’s been a full week — Memorial Day, Eid, Children’s Day, salary alerts finally hitting. To mark the moment, we’re running a Buy One, Get One Free sale on all of Daminu Wasiu’s miniature pieces.
Starting today, May 29th, through June 7th.
Just add two miniatures to your cart — the discount applies automatically at checkout. Every piece is original, hand-signed by Daminu, and arrives already framed and ready to hang.
If you’ve had your eye on his work, now’s the time. If you’re just meeting it, start here.
Thanks for reading, and for supporting artists who make work you want to linger with.
— Alex.
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