TARIQ OLIVER | Small Treasures

TARIQ OLIVER | Small Treasures

Oliver’s approach to his work is from a distinctly contemporary perspective that encapsulates the ongoing accumulation of trauma we endure. With a critical eye, he challenges our complacency with the cruelty of our world, and by Translating his experiences into twisted visions of the every day, he brings intangible emotions into a physical form that resonates with viewers.

Tariq Oliver (b. Lagos, Nigeria, 1983) is a painter who aims to bring innovation to contemporary portraiture.
Having earned a degree in Banking and Finance BSc (2007/08) and a Business information system MSc (2011), He shifted his life to contemporary art and created a unique artistic style. Now lives and works in London, UK, and Madrid, Spain, he utilizes acrylic paints, oil pastels, charcoal, color pencil, and oil pigment sticks to craft his paintings and works on canvas.

The work simultaneously incorporates many sentiments, representing the intense range of feelings we withstand when presented with trauma, loss, and suffering. Nonetheless, a beauty radiates through; the precious memories that instigated these torments become small treasures we clasp onto.

His inspiration is derived from the harsh realities of the world he faced throughout his lifetime. He utilizes acrylic paints, oil pastels, charcoal, color, pencil, and oil pigment stick to craft his paintings.
Oliver’s approach to his work is from a distinctly contemporary perspective that encapsulates the ongoing accumulation of trauma we endure.

With a critical eye, he challenges our complacency with the cruelty of our world, and by Translating his experiences into twisted visions of the every day, he brings intangible emotions into a physical form that resonates with viewers.
The work simultaneously incorporates many sentiments, representing the intense range of feelings we withstand when presented with trauma, loss, and suffering. Nonetheless, a beauty radiates through; the precious memories that instigated these torments become small treasures we clasp onto.

Oliver’s inspiration is derived from the harsh realities of the world he faced throughout his lifetime. He utilizes acrylic paints, oil pastels, charcoal, color, pencil, and oil pigment stick to craft his paintings.

Read the full article in Art Market Magazine Issue #83