Kelvin Ijiko

Biography <br> <br>Ijiko kelvin mathew hail from Benue state. Born Oct 11th 1996. A self thought fine artist who adopted pyrography as a style to capture basically African history, styles and cultures with the motive of rebranding pyrography which is a traditional African style of art into contemporary. <br> kelvin had his bachelor\s degree in Religion and philosophy from Benue state university in 2018 and practicing art presently in Lagos state. <br>08134543639. <br>ejikomathew@gmail.com <br> <br>Artist statements: <br>my works are to express African philosophy in five branches which is logic,Aesthetic,metaphysics, ethics,and epistemology using pyrography drawing as a tool for communication. <br> <br>Generally, my vision for my works is to convey messages which gives viewers the room to think beyond the physical understanding and views about the world to a metaphysical one which is to look deep into the world created in their hearts to give good moral justification and logically apply their thoughts and relate well with what is aesthetical about their views also. Art for me is not just for aesthetical purpose alone but all philosophical views