You can find sprawling digital paintings, bronze sculptures, and interconnected folklore colliding inside ‘The Book of Lagos’, a living urban autobiography created by multidisciplinary Nigerian artist Anthony Azekwoh. For the painter, sculptor, and author, this expansive project serves as an evolving cultural archive where ancient gods, saints, and modern city dwellers intersect across thematic chapters centered around ámá. Rather than following a linear narrative, the universe mirrors the vibrant chaos of the metropolis itself, transforming digital tools into a powerful medium for traditional fine art.

For Anthony, operating as an author, painter, and sculptor means refusing to let a narrative be bound by a single medium. Instead, he treats every discipline as an extension of the same foundational craft, moving fluidly between typed words and visual forms to construct a sprawling, interconnected universe centered around the modern Lagos life.

The curated selection features standout pieces like The Wedding series, The Deathless, and Lagos Man!, which showcase a striking command of light, texture, and deep emotional resonance. These works go beyond simple character portraits, capturing the raw ambition, shared memories, and daily struggles of life in Nigeria. By weaving mythical folklore into contemporary urban realities, the collection bridges historical identity with modern speculative storytelling in a way that feels both timeless and urgent.

Behind this body of work is a self-taught creator who transitioned from writing speculative fiction and studying chemical engineering to painting full-time in Photoshop. His artistic journey from breaking a laptop and turning to leftover paper pens to exhibiting in major international art hubs across Lagos, London, New York, and Tokyo highlights an uncompromising dedication to his craft. Furthermore, his commitment to community impact is reflected through initiatives like The Rosemary Fund, which allocates a percentage of his sales to support emerging Nigerian artists.

We love this body of work because of how Anthony is able to use The Book of Lagos to tell such a rich, cohesive story through painting, sculptures, and writing all at once. By fluidly weaving prose, digital brushstrokes, and tangible 3D forms together into a single master narrative, he transforms diverse artistic disciplines into a unified monument of modern African myth and identity.