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Michael Oluwaseun, also known as Shawn, is a Nigerian poet and pen artist whose works explores existentialism, nature, psychology, and spirituality through symbolism. Using the ballpoint pen, he embraces its demand for patience and translation of experiences into visual language.
October 6, 20261 min read2 views
pen and Acrylic on Paper
This piece is a meditation on the tension between knowing and unknowing. The figure, stripped of sight yet seated in composure, invites the viewer into a space where vulnerability meets poise. The blindfold flows like thought, emotion, or memory—obscuring, yet expressive. The halved apple floats beside her: a symbol of forbidden knowledge, broken desire, or truths withheld. Anchored above a crescent, she becomes both seeker and sentinel, suspended in the liminal. This piece is not about clarity, but about the quiet power of what remains unseen.
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Shawn the poetMichael Oluwaseun, also known as Shawn, is a Nigerian poet and pen artist whose works explores existentialism, nature, psychology, and spirituality through symbolism. Using the ballpoint pen, he embraces its demand for patience and translation of experiences into visual language.
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