Kerry James Marshall especially was a huge influence on me in graduate school, as were Wangechi Mutu and Julie Mehretu. These artists are titans. My education was also very much in comic books, so I've been going to comic book… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
When I was in school, I conceptually didn't want black people to have context, to take it out of all that history. I wanted nothing to indicate where they are or what time it is, to place them anywhere. — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that, I was interested in Japanese manga and anime. — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not. — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
The social media bit is really about documenting process. I like the dialogue if it's constructive, but I'm now at a crossroads. I've accumulated… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
I dont think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
I kept wanting to push my image as validity; I wanted to see my portrait on a wall and know it was okay. — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence. — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
Where some may see flat, static narratives, I see a spectrum of tonal gradations and realities. What I am creating is literally black portraiture… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
It's kind of a language I've developed over time that's basically breaking up the face into components and planes. Inside each plane, I draw… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
Kerry James Marshall especially was a huge influence on me in graduate school, as were Wangechi Mutu and Julie Mehretu. These artists are titans.… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
