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Political & social commentary artist
Renaissance-inspired works
Roses & Thorns oil paintings
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Bajau People and the Green Ecology reflects on the profound, centuries old bond between the Bajau people and the ocean a relationship built on respect, survival, and spiritual continui-ty. As one of the world’s last true sea dwelling communities, the Bajau embody a way of life that depends entirely on the health of marine ecosystems. In this painting, I use their presence as both subject and metaphor: a reminder that those who live closest to nature often become its caretakers, even when the damage is caused far beyond their shores.
At the centre of the composition is a large green, Rose and Thorns human figure, marine ani-mals navigating both vibrant coral and suffocating debris, and the haunting presence of plas-tic waste speaks to the growing imbalance between natural beauty and human negligence. The Bajau people, who routinely gather and remove human waste from the ocean as part of their daily lives, become quiet environmental stewards within the composition. Their efforts often unseen and unacknowledged symbolise a form of ecological guardianship that contrasts sharply with the global systems responsible for the pollution they must confront.
The upper part of the painting introduces another dimension: wind turbines and coastal structures appear on the horizon. Their presence represents humanity's search for cleaner and more sustainable ways of living, while also raising questions about how development can coexist with traditional communities and fragile marine ecosystems.
By juxtaposing traditional ocean life with modern pollutants and distant symbols of industry, the painting highlights the injustice of ecological burden: communities who live in harmony with the sea are forced to clean up the consequences of others’ excess. Yet it also celebrates resilience, cultural heritage, and the possibility of renewal.
At its core, this work is a call for environmental empathy. It honours the Bajau’s intimate connection to the ocean while urging viewers to reconsider their own relationship with nature. Through symbolism, contrast, and narrative depth, I invite the audience to imagine a future where human activity supports ecological balance.
#Ecology by @oyemit

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Clover Gallery OUT OF THE ORDINARY — NOW ONLINE!
A wonderful collection of artworks by artists from around the world, each offering a different way of looking at the familiar — finding something unexpected, meaningful and extraordinary in the everyday.
Visit the exhibition: https://clovergallery.eu/out-of-the-ordinary-exhibition-26/ taken in Clacton on Sea by @oyemit

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WHERE HOPE REMAINS | A Duet Exhibition featuring O Yemi Tubi & Moses Zibor
@oyemit @moseszibor

O. Yemi Tubi is an internationally exhibited and award-winning contemporary artist whose work has received numerous recognitions worldwide. In 2026, he was selected for the BIEAF Steering Committee of the 23rd Busan International Environmental Art Festival and received the World Artist Award from BIEAF in Busan, South Korea. His recent honors include awards from the Inspired by Classics Art Show in Budapest, the Hashtag Certificate of Achievement, and recognition from international exhibitions and galleries.
His work has earned numerous Best in Show, First Place, People’s Choice, and Awards of Distinction, including recognition from NOMA Gallery in Florida, Red Bluff Gallery in California, and the FL3TCH3R Exhibition in Tennessee. His paintings have also been recognized by American Art Awards, Art Olympia Tokyo, Creative Quarterly, and other international competitions.

📖 Exhibition Catalog
The exhibition is accompanied by a professionally designed catalog featuring selected works and statements by both artists, available in print and eBook editions.

🌐 Visit the Exhibition: www.sfumatoartcreatives.org

Artists: O Yemi Tubi & Moses Zibor
Presented by: Sfumato Art Creatives

Interested in purchasing an artwork? DM us or contact us at artgallerysfumato@gmail.com to learn more about available works and purchasing.

#sfumatoartcreatives #duetexhibitions #oyemitubi #moseszibor #contemporaryart taken in New York, New York by @oyemit

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Goddessarts Magazine: Discover the amazing art for My Voice, My Story by @oyemit in our issue 22 😍👏🏻🥰

Our Goddessarts Magazine issue 22 is officially out! 🥳 This edition is extremely powerful, very deep and personal. At its heart is our My Voice, My Story project, giving artists a space to share personal experiences with regard to patriarchal violence through their art and their own words. ♀️

We are also featuring the Shame Must Change Sides project, bringing together powerful contributions from many talented artists. The second half of the issue is dedicated to feature many other exceptional artists beyond these projects.

💖 Support a Great Cause
As always, all proceeds from this issue will be donated to a good cause. As with our last issue, we again support Women for Afghan Women, an organization dedicated to protecting and empowering Afghan women and girls through education, advocacy, protection, and humanitarian support. By purchasing the magazine, you support not only the Goddessarts Magazine and fellow artists but also this incredible cause.

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#goddessartsmag #empoweringart #contemporaryart
#artlovers #divineart by @oyemit

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WHERE HOPE REMAINS | A Duet Exhibition featuring O Yemi Tubi & Moses Zibor
@oyemit @moseszibor

Sfumato Art Creatives is pleased to present Where Hope Remains, a Duet Exhibition bringing together the works of O Yemi Tubi and Moses Zibor in an exploration of resilience, transformation, spirituality, social realities, and the enduring possibility of hope.

For Moses Zibor, vibrant colors, symbolic forms, and surreal compositions explore the invisible connections between humanity, nature, and the spiritual world. His work reflects on identity, inner strength, memory, and transformation, inviting viewers into a space of emotional and spiritual reflection.

O Yemi Tubi engages with the social and political realities that shape collective life. Through symbolism, portraiture, and emotionally charged narratives, his work addresses conflict, displacement, inequality, environmental concerns, and the resilience of individuals and communities.

Together, their works create a dialogue between the inner and outer worlds—between the spiritual forces that sustain us and the realities that challenge us. Though their approaches differ, both artists reveal the human capacity to endure, reflect, imagine, and seek something better.

📖 Exhibition Catalog
The exhibition is accompanied by a professionally designed catalog featuring selected works and statements by both artists, available in print and eBook editions.

🌐 Visit the Exhibition: www.sfumatoartcreatives.org

Artists: O Yemi Tubi & Moses Zibor
Presented by: Sfumato Art Creatives

Interested in purchasing an artwork? DM us or contact us at artgallerysfumato@gmail.com to learn more about available works and purchasing.

#sfumatoartcreatives #duetexhibitions #oyemitubi #moseszibor #contemporaryart taken in New York, New York by @oyemit

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I am honoured to be one of the 849 artists selected for the BIEAF2026 – From Sun To Boy online exhibition was now officially open on Friday 11th September 2026.

Congratulations to Dr. Yousang Lee and all my fellow Esteemed Committee Members, and all the selected Creative Creatures of BIEAF

Visit the official BIEAF2026 website. https://www.bieaf.org/bieaf2026
My artwork for BIEAF2026 – From Sun To Boy can be viewed on the following gallery page:
🔗 https://www.bieaf.org/2026-gallery-23-24
#art #artcollector #artforsale #artdealer @BIEAF #exhibition taken in Clacton on Sea by @oyemit

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EARTH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Art Impact International Members explore their idea of Earth in many dimensions. This includes Earth's physical spaces, the environmental dangers, its inhabitants, and the memories in its dust, waters and skies. How has Earth been appreciated or used, abused, or monopolized? Explore how the members see the Earth and what's happening to it.
#earth #art #artdealer #artcollector #artforsale #climatechange @artimpactinternational by @oyemit

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selected from over 1300 international submissions, we are pleased to introduce artists from our water International Online Group Exhibition 2026.🎉👌

Stay tuned as we continue to reveal the artists selected for this exhibition.

#No35Gallery #ContemporaryArt #InternationalArtists #OpenCall by @oyemit

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TRUMP’S ICE CRIME: In Trump’s second term with his campaign of white supremacy with his MAGA movement he targeted the Somalis community in Minnesota. In their ruthlessness and savagery, Trump’s Gestapo – ICE officers executed many Americans not sparing white people like RENEE GOOD that was killed because of her solidarity stand with the oppressed non-white people. This is what influenced my painting titled Trump’s ICE Crime.
I illustrated the man in the middle of the painting in my unique style of Roses and Thorns. The Rosy day for the man was the day he got to America and the sad and thorny day was the day he was arrested by Trump’s ICE.
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O Yemi has exhibited worldwide and received awards and recognitions. O Yemi was awarded World Artist Awards by BIEAF in 2026 exhibition in Busan, South Korea. His work was featured in the Global Arts & Writers Magazine in Times Business News. O Yemi’s work "Message in A Bottle" was selected for the Environment and Humanity Art International Exhibition by Umai Art Gallery in Indonesia from 6th to 9th December 2025. He was one of the selected artists for the September 2025 Monthly Challenge of the NNC Gallery Project. His works, Ijo Iyawo (Bridal Dance) was awarded the Best of the Show Award and “Violinist” was awarded the People Choice Award in the 2025 Music International Art Exhibition Competition by NOMA Gallery, Florida, USA. O Yemi Tubi was awarded 2nd Place Prize in the 2025 “Save Our Planet” Exhibition by Red Bluff Gallery, Corning, California, USA.

https://www.suture.zone/o-yemi-tubi-moyat

About Suture Zone
Suture Zone online gallery and publication, based in Canada, has been created to establish an archive of socially and politically motivated art alongside annual printed catalogues, aimed at representation of the challenging era we inhabit.

Website https://www.suture.zone

#suturezone #zozobra #art #socialart #politicalart #socialchange #onlineexhibition #resistance #antifascism taken in United Kingdom by @oyemit

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In Cooling Off at the Beach, I wanted to explore what it means for a body to return to nature not as an escape, but as a transformation. The figure in this painting stands at the edge of the water, half human and half rooted, as if the shoreline itself has begun to reclaim her. Her bark like limbs, textured like ancient wood, speak to endurance—how the body remembers every season it has survived.
The rose that replaces her head is not meant as a disguise but as a revelation. Its multi-coloured petals bloom outward in a spectrum that refuses a single identity. It becomes a symbol of emotional plurality: joy, longing, memory, desire, and renewal all unfolding at once. Where a face might express one feeling, the rose expresses many.
The water around her legs is both literal and metaphorical. It cools, cleanses, and softens, but it also marks the threshold between worlds—the fluid space where transformation becomes possible. She is not drowning in it, nor rising from it; she is simply being in it, letting the tide carry away what no longer belongs to her.
The red lace top and skirt introduce a human vulnerability into the otherwise elemental body. They hint at intimacy, sensuality, and the remnants of personal history. Even as she merges with nature, she carries traces of who she once was.
Ultimately, Cooling Off at the Beach is a meditation on renewal. It imagines a moment where the self is allowed to unravel and reassemble, where identity becomes something organic, growing, and beautifully unfinished. It is a portrait of cooling down not just from heat, but from expectation—an invitation to breathe, to soften, and to bloom in one’s own time. taken in Clacton on Sea by @oyemit

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Thank You, O Yemi Tubi

As we celebrate the success of the 2026 Art as a Response to Mental Health exhibition, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to O Yemi Tubi for serving as one of our esteemed judges.

O Yemi Tubi is an internationally recognised contemporary artist whose work has been exhibited across the UK and around the world. Known for his expressive storytelling and powerful visual narratives, his artworks explore culture, identity, history, music, and the human experience. His achievements include international awards and exhibitions in South Korea, Hungary, Indonesia, and the UK, and his work continues to receive global recognition.

As both an accomplished artist and arts advocate, O Yemi brought a wealth of artistic knowledge, technical expertise, and creative insight to the judging process. His thoughtful evaluation of the 301 artworks helped identify works that demonstrated not only artistic excellence but also the emotional honesty and authenticity that define this exhibition.

We are incredibly grateful for the time, care, and professionalism he dedicated to reviewing every submission. His contribution has helped celebrate artists whose work encourages meaningful conversations about mental health through creativity.

It has been a privilege to have O Yemi as part of this year's judging panel.

Thank you for your generosity, expertise, and continued commitment to supporting artists and championing the transformative power of art.

#ArtAsAResponseToMentalHealth #ThankYou #OYemiTubi #JudgesPanel #ContemporaryArt #MentalHealthArt #ArtExhibition #ArtistsSupportingArtists #CreativeExpression #InternationalArtist #ArtForChange #MentalHealthAwareness taken in Jaywick, England, United Kingdom by @oyemit

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It is an honour for me to be one of the 28 international artists selected to be included in Zozobra II at Suture Zone: An Exhibition of International Contemporary Political and Social Art stated today 1st July 2026. https://www.suture.zone O Yemi Tubi (MOYAT)

This group of socially conscious artists are reacting to and documenting the global push toward authoritarianism, fascism and war, and the effect it has on individuals, groups, societies and all life on earth.

28 ARTISTS REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES:
IRAN, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, RUSSIA, SPAIN, UNITED STATES, CANADA, UKRAINE, PORTUGAL, TÜRKIYE, BULGARIA, AZERBAIJAN, NETHERLANDS, KOSOVO, BELGIUM

O YEMI TUBI (MOYAT), JEFFREY ROLLINS, JENNIFER PERALTA, ALISON VETTERS, LINDA LEWIS, MICHAEL WAGNER, GEN DOY, ADAM STRANGE, ALEXIA BANICA, ELLIE GOODLIFFE, ELSHAD PASHAYEV, EMMA INMAN, G. E. VOGT, GONGSAN KIM, HERESANDHOLTI, JOANNE SERGEANT, JUSTICE PLUNKETT, KENNETH HENCKEL, MARIYA MYRONOVA, OLESYA GUMENENKO, RAYMOND GORISSEN, RICHARD MICHAUD, SARAH WINTERS, SASCHA DIRK HOLZMANN, SAYEH PARSAEI, TC KIDA, VANNIE AURIN PAVELSKI DA GAMA, ZENI BALLAZHI

#contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartist #suturezone #zozobra #zozobra-II #art #socialart #politicalart #socialchange #onlineexhibition #resistance #antifascism #trump #ice #icecrime #trumpice taken in Jaywick, England, United Kingdom by @oyemit

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