The golden age of icons

---

This body of work is centered on women and the work that they do, this exhibition features works from 2019 -  2022, encompassing a full spectrum of media including, metal sculptures, drawings,  poetry, video, stop motion and works on canvas. 

Documentation is an important part of Ravvero's artistic process, and through her  extensive research, she was led to the works of many women who would not be known  widely in the artistic canon. Many infuential artists such as Lady Constance Afiong  Ekong, Mama Nike Davies Okundaye, Lady Ladi Kwali, and Lady Clara Etso  Ugbodaga-Ngu, Bruce Onobrakpeya and Sir Oliver Enwonwu who have had such a  major impact in art history and her artistic trajectory have all been paid homage to  through 6 of the paintings on canvas. 

Her focus is mostly women but she has also  included men who have been critical. 

For Ravvero, it is important that we move beyond the binary of our gender and focus on  the work created - the material and creative process. 

8 paintings pay tribute to women in  the artist's life, and women in the future, of whom she holds sacred space for while  immortalizing them in history. The Psalm of Stacey, documents Ravvero as a scribe  pouring her heart out in poetry. Elements of the poem are embedded in the painting.  Ravvero went on to collaborate a stop motion animation brings the work to life as a  digital work. 

All together the collection of works tell a story of a woman's work, her process, and her  dream to see women's history centered and told without the patronizing tone, but through  the lens of truth and deep respect for their work and impact.