“Most of my works don’t have titles. They are abstract and not realistic. I want to create a space where a kind of communication takes place between the viewer and my work. I believe that everyone has a different background and also a new view point. I want people to see my works and bring their own idea to it.”
– Raoul Da Silva
Raoul Da Silva (born 1969) is an artist of Nigerian and Swiss origin. He grew up in Lagos and began his artistic journey at the Nigerian National Museum in Onikan where he attended summer art classes as a child. After his childhood schooling in Lagos he engaged in four years of an in-depth apprenticeship in cabinet making before completing an arts degree at the School of Applied Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland.
His works range from colourful and large canvas pieces to highly political outdoor installations. In 2013 he produced an outdoor beach sculpture using materials found on the beach, the installation was a statement against the environmental degradation of the Lagos coastline and was created with the help of youth living around the Taqua bay area in Lagos