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Wild Choc. Photography: The Gospel of Imagery.

  THE GOSPEL OF IMAGERY
   Wild Chocolate is a photography studio founded by Ms. Oluwadamilola Oyewunmi Oyewo in 2018, based in Lagos, Nigeria. It's all too easy to be drawn in by the raw, unapologetic aesthetics of her images, and the cool blend of colors, lights and shadows, but perhaps, what's most distinct about her work, is how it reduces the dissimilarities between somewhat differentiated phenomena- Art, photography and africanness to ignorable nuances; successfully bridging the world of Canvases and clicks, and pouring into that world, a generous helping of dark, smooth, choco- skin. In our interview with her for A.R.T.'s FACES,( coming soon, don't forget to click on subscribe on the top right corner to get free notifications and access to our ARTicles.) she spoke of image-craft, her inspirations and ideals (as well as a romantic confession we didn't see coming!) and furthered the gospel of which we speak of: that photography is an art!  But here, in Pixel Tour... let the images do the talking.

     Each image is captioned beneath it, with the chosen words of our photographer (photographess?)  to distill the essence and inspiration behind each click!
 
HERE WE GO!

#1
    If you're gonna talk 'n' tour Wild Chocolate, then start with some wild! wild! Chocolate! 
          
      "Brown skin gyal."


#2
  
                                                         "Ride with me, or die with me."

#3
     
                              "Black 'n' White, sometimes makes it look super cool."

#4
    Ooooh! You aren't ready for this! In the interview she did say the human body is an art... look no further for an example...
           
     "I am the love goddess wearing a Grecian robe, my skin like coffee, brown, bathed in chocolate..."


#5
    We aren't done yet...

     
         "... My breasts proud, drenched in honey. My waist curves to meet my hips, love nest waiting"- Reshma Ramesh.

   #6
          
                             "Body of the sea, all life swims about her womb... don't lash her fury."
                                                                        -Lyn-Purcell

#7
    .... And we still haven't finished.
                          
                      
                                    "Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart."
#8
   
                'I was your cure, but you were my disease. I was saving you, but you were killing me."

   #9
        
                          "Your happiness is of great importance, so do what makes you happy."
   
  #10
             
                                                                         "............"

#11
   
      Is.. is this what heaven will look like?
           
           "Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions or conflicts... Women on the other hand... we blossom anyways."
     #12
        
   
               "Have you wondered why an African is Black and Proud? It's because our skin is made of the darkest gold."
    #13

                                                        "Chocolate and too hot for you.
     #14
                                       
                              "The color, Lilac is said to represent first love ... don't know swhy I chose to use this color but I feel its because my mind has been blooming with so much love of late and it seems to reflect in my work."

#15
                                                  "When the outside was open.."      

#16
                                            "Chocolate so dark, light cant help but bounce back."

      
  This Pixel Tour is a good thing, maybe that's why it must come to an end. But you can follow this studio on: facebook @wildchocolatephotography & IG @wildchocolate_

   

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