Sunday Olaniyi

My Name Is Sunday Olaniyi
I'm a contemporary Artist
Bead is my medium
Feel the textures
Feel the colors .

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I create my works using thousands of glass beads of the smallest sizes by placing each bead on a board or found objects with a slow-setting strong adhesive glue that bridges tradition and contemporary aesthetics in representational form. I am Inspired by the Yoruba culture and African proverbs allowing me to express my inner feelings and capture the essence of my artistic vision on a critical view of social, experiences of migration and cultural issues.

My background is rooted in recycled art, where I transformed discarded materials from my environment into treasured creations, I used to pick cookie bags, bottle covered and junk some years ago and cut them into pieces to create artwork after exploring recycled art I began to experiment with tree bark from a log of wood. This journey led me to discover beads as a medium to tell my stories on how you can start from nothing to something meaningful. I see my works as a power of imagination that encourages viewers to tap into their true selves, transcending existing boundaries.

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2023 Bead Arts Awards Winners

The Grand Prize Winner, Sunday Olaniyi, won for his spectacular beaded eagle sculpture titled Here I Come. Sunday and his family attended the award presentation, where he dedicated his award to the people of his home country of Nigeria. Follow Sunday on Facebook for updates about his new gallery and
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2023 O’Sagacity 5 Exhibition Theme

O’Sagacity — Sunday Olaniyi’s solo art exhibition, is a spectacular showcase of the expert bead artist’s wide talents, deft hands, and painstaking techniques. Using glass beads to create impressive personal paintings and embellish his captivating sculptures, each and every piece inspires reverence, surprise, wonder, awe, and joy. Olaniyi’s astounding works
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Mosaic Art a practice of patience and perseverance

I create captivating bead artworks that bridge tradition and contemporary art in human and animals ‘portraits, abstract and semi abstract forms Inspired by Yoruba culture and African proverbs, my medium of choice is beads on board, allowing me to express my feelings and capture the essence of my artistic vision.
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