SOPHIA OSHODIN INTERVIEW

Sophia Oshodin, London based artist, will be presenting some of her artworks with us for the upcoming ‘restART the planet’ exhibition taking place in London in the first months of they New Year. We will be able to see three of her pieces. Those are ‘Fancy Blazer’, ‘Living on the Edge in Isolation’ and ‘Yellow Woman in Sunflower Dress’.

She’s a self-taught painter, who uses vibrant, dramatic shades, which sometimes can even challenge the recipients perception on colours. Hence, all of her works turn out to be very unique and special.

Sophia experiments with storytelling and imaginative narrating, using human figures and still life objects. Two of the pieces we will be presenting, ‘Living on the Edge in Isolation’ and ‘Yellow Woman in Sunflower Dress’ come from the artist’ series called ‘a moment in time’. The series reflects how current happenings and their meaning can be accurate even when they’re over. 

We are very excited to showcase them in our Notting Hill location! Also, thanks to her involvement, we planted one more tree with our WhereFrom partners! And speaking of our collaboration with WF, we are eager to know how the art can be a medium for positive environmental and climate action. We asked Sophia Oshodin to share some of her thoughts for our #ArtIsaVoice campaign. 

SKT: Why do you care about the environment Sophia?

Sophia: For me, the environment is something I take very seriously because a healthy environment is essential to life. I am happy that this campaign touches on an ongoing subject matter which is our environment. The environment is at a critical stage of heavy pollution and contributing to global warming that is impacting our lives negatively, from the food we eat to the air, we breath are at risk if the environment is not well-taken care off. 

SKT: What are your daily steps towards being more sustainable and eco-friendly?

Sophia: I have been making changes for a long time now by recycling and reusing because it requires less energy and helps reduces wast and pollutions. 

SKT: Why do you think it is important that artists use their voices in order to impact fighting climate change?

Sophia: I believe small changes and contribution to lifestyle can maintain the environmental situation over time. The threat to climate change is real, the consequence poses a risk to human existence, and as an artist, whenever I can, I like to use my voice to raise awareness on the importance of protecting the environment and the world around us. Create work that addresses the issues and the state of our environment and human relationships.