Symbolic Portraiture

Desola
Lasisi

Portraiture has been about likeness for centuries. I believe it is about a subject's inner life, which means I can paint portraits of hope, resilience, and transformation using not just faces, but objects, shapes, symbolic language.

Artist Statement

Selected Works

Transaction
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Transaction

Portrait of the Phoenix
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Portrait of the Phoenix

Because I Said So!
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Because I Said So!

Ready
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Ready

I Let the Threads Rip
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I Let the Threads Rip

The Dance Beyond Form
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The Dance Beyond Form

Chasing Butterflies, Escaping Shadows
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Chasing Butterflies, Escaping Shadows

She Let the Silence Bloom
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She Let the Silence Bloom

The Smile She Borrowed
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The Smile She Borrowed

She Did Not Cry Out
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She Did Not Cry Out

About

Desola
Lasisi

A symbolic portrait artist working at the intersection of inner life and digital craft. Her practice redefines portraiture, moving beyond likeness to explore what lives beneath the surface: rebirth, memory, resilience, transformation.

Formal Training

  • BTech Fine and Applied Arts
  • MA International Contemporary Art and Design

Contact

desolalasisi@gmail.com