Sheyi N Alabi

Master Illustrator

Oluwaseyi Nurudeen Alabi, born in Lagos, 1986. I am a self thought artist who uses his art to promote African heritage, culture and tradition. I started drawing at the age of six (6)
Growing up I have always been fascinated by the simplicity of a pencil. It is one of the most basic of tools, and yet it can be used to create images of great complexity and depth.

Art started for me out of curiosity. I didn't grow up to know who my mother was, as a matter of fact, I didnt know who my mother was until I turned sixteen (16)
Prior to the loss of my mother, I have always imagined who she was and how she looked since I had no picture of her.

I started doing sketches of what my mother looked like based on what people(family and neighbors) around told me about her looks, “she was a beautiful woman” so they said.

Sheyi Alabi's artworks are inspired by the lost narratives of the old, their innocence, their child-presence fused with African heritage, culture, and tradition. His skill is evident in his ability to effortlessly portray African children, all powerful and visibly present, with a genre of art that is painstakingly detailed and time conscious, called” HYPERREALISM” Africanism central to the Artist's oeuvre, Sheyi Alabi has succeeded in not only portraying the young as older generations, but also a showcase of the beauty hidden in Africanism.