Born in Enugu, Kingsley Ayogu is a Nigerian artist whose works border on the sense of erratic visuals. One of the well-known African artists, he has been interviewed by BBC Igno. Being outspoken and revealing the truths of the African diaspora, Kingsley was vocal about the major challenges that he faced while importing his tools. In addition to the same, his article in the Guardian newspaper described his art as terrifyingly visceral and extremely lifelike. The realistic approach is compelling and driven by the desire of replicating life as it is.
Kingsley developed an ardent interest in art since his childhood. Hence, he studied painting and graphics at Enugu State College of Education. His works are hyperrealistic edging over the essence of surrealism since one is boggled by the eerie drift of intense reality. The erratic sense germinates due to static poses that are stuck between an action or a movement. Projecting a feeling of a frozen moment, they question the passage of time. These moments posit as sarcasm to the social hypocrisy and pseudo-reality.
Several viewers have described his works as photographic and photorealistic, which display emotional turbulence. The set of imagery is varied and manifold with domestic to commercial backdrops. In some paintings, an elite woman sits on a couch in the interiors of her home as if conversing with the viewer. At the same time, in another work, a man appears tensed with his hand on his forehead. These instances become an identifying benchmark of Kingsley's works, which capture the moment as it is in the form of antiquity.