In Her Silence (2024) by Kehinde (90x90 cm)

This moody, textured piece by Nigerian artist Kehinde explores quiet strength through abstraction. Layers of black, grey, and white swirl and collide, with subtle flashes of red and blue woven into the chaos—like buried emotion breaking the surface. The brushwork is intense and gestural, almost storm-like, yet there’s a quiet order beneath it all.

Though faceless and formless, the figure at the heart of the painting feels present. You sense her—not by her outline, but by the energy around her. There’s a power in what’s left unsaid.

This is not a portrait in the traditional sense, but an emotional one. It’s about what’s carried inside—grief, courage, grace. Kehinde invites the viewer to feel, not define, and in doing so, honors a different kind of beauty: one that doesn’t ask for attention, but keeps it.

Currently mounted on stretcher frame and available to view in Belfast Gallery.