All That Matters: Ade Adesina

I first saw the work of Ade Adesina in the Royal Academy Summer show of 2015. I was exhibiting in the same gallery and working in the identical medium of linocut. I suppose I was checking out the opposition despite the fact I am supposed to be beyond the point of ambition and jealousy. Ade’s print “The Question “, a prize winner was by far the largest relief block print and also the most striking and thought provoking. I suggested to my A’level students that they should visit the gallery and look at the work of this young Nigerian artist. It was no surprise that several of the young men returned to the Drawing Schools determined to write their A level dissertation about relief printmaking with particular reference to the work of Ade Adesina.