Journey Inside the Mind: Paintings and Drawings

Valdengrave Okumu is a contemporary artist who works primarily with oil and acrylic mediums. His artwork takes a critical view of social and cultural issues while leaning towards surrealistic and often philosophical themes. His paintings include elements that serve to deeply engage the viewer and provide a chance to challenge one's perceptions, perspectives and assumptions. These works encourage the viewer to delve into the unknown, something we are not comfortable doing. This is accomplished by painting in a way that uses new and unpredictable cycles of thought and associations through juxtaposing seemly unrelated images to a create a harmonious work of art. The subject matter of each body of work determines the materials and the forms of the work.This comprehensive book explores Valdengrave's work with a richly illustrated inventory of his paintings and drawings. Full-page reproductions and details allow readers to appreciate the appreciate the artist's work. The details will allow one to appreciate and understand the brushworks and interplay of colors.This book includes the most up to date collection of Valdengrave's work. Within this book, you will see the progression and development of his work. With new photography of many works, his expressive and rich works are all in all introspective, playful and serious.