{"id":33762,"date":"2026-01-02T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=33762"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:12:46","slug":"fausat-olanike-ladokun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2026\/01\/02\/fausat-olanike-ladokun\/","title":{"rendered":"Fausat Olanike Ladokun"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33762\" class=\"elementor elementor-33762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94daeb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94daeb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5a99a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea5a99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tYear of birth: 1988<br>\nWhere do you live: Birmingham, United Kingdom<br>\nEducation: Self-taught digital visual artist<br>\nDescribe your art in three words: Quiet, intimate, affirming<br>\nYour discipline: Digital visual art \/ Portraiture<br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olanikeladokun.myportfolio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mysketchtimelapse2021\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0152930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0152930\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff5f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ff5f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo.png 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Vitiligo-600x750.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Fausat Olanike Ladokun | The Right To Be Seen, Vitiligo<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your portraits feel very intimate and calm. Can you describe the emotional state you hope viewers enter when they encounter your work?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I hope that when people see my work, they pause. I want them to take a quiet moment to look, without rushing to interpret or judge. That moment of calm is important to me because it allows the viewer to truly see the person in front of them, beyond their difference.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">You focus on women with vitiligo, alopecia, and tribal marks \u2014 identities often absent or misrepresented in mainstream art. What first drew you to these subjects?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To be honest, it was the absence. These women are rarely shown in a gentle or respectful way. When they do appear, it\u2019s often framed as something unusual or extreme. I wanted to create work where they are simply present; not explained or defended, but seen and admired for their difference.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark.png 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-The-Right-To-Be-Seen-Facial-Mark-600x750.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Fausat Olanike Ladokun | The Right To Be Seen, Facial Mark<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">The title \u201cThe Right to Be Seen\u201d suggests both visibility and dignity. What does \u201cbeing seen\u201d mean to you on a personal level?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To me, being seen means not having to change or justify yourself to be accepted. It\u2019s about being acknowledged as whole, without being reduced to one feature. On a personal level, that feels deeply freeing; and that\u2019s the feeling I want my work to carry.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">You mention choosing not to alter your subjects\u2019 features. How does this decision challenge conventional digital beauty standards?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital art often pushes perfection, symmetry, and sameness. Choosing not to alter my subjects is my way of stepping away from that. It\u2019s a reminder that beauty doesn\u2019t need correction, and difference doesn\u2019t need polishing to be worthy of attention.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do your Nigerian cultural background and traditions influence your visual language and storytelling?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Nigerian background shapes how I see the body; as something connected to history, culture, and identity. Things like tribal marks aren\u2019t flaws; they carry meaning and memory. That understanding naturally shows up in my work and in how I tell stories visually.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-Back-To-Our-Roots.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-Back-To-Our-Roots.png 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-Back-To-Our-Roots-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-Back-To-Our-Roots-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fausat-Olanike-Ladokun-Back-To-Our-Roots-600x800.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Fausat Olanike Ladokun | Back To Our Roots<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since starting your artistic journey in 2021, how has your relationship with womanhood and self-representation evolved through your work?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s become more gentle and honest. At first, I was very focused on expression and impact. Over time, I\u2019ve learned to allow softness; to show women, including myself, without forcing strength or explanation. Just presence.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you see your work more as personal storytelling, social commentary, or a form of quiet resistance \u2014 or all three at once?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, it\u2019s all three. It starts from something personal, but it naturally speaks to wider issues. And I see it as a form of quiet resistance; not loud or confrontational, but steady. 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