FLORIAN OKWU
“Being I”
Hand-carved from a single block of walnut.
Commissioned by RISD President, Crystal Williams.
Completed 10/2024
Being II
Hand-carved from a single block of walnut,
Private Commission
Completed 03/2025
Silvering Red
Hand-carved from a single block of Padouk, framed in a black stained Ash frame.
RISD Thesis Project
Completed 05/2024
Execution
Hand-carved from 3 blocks of African Mahogany, finished with Sumi-Ink.
Featured in the 2023 Black Biennial (Sold)
Completed 12/2023
Burial Man
Hand-carved from a single block of African Mahogany,
Birth of a New Language
Completed 03/2023