Using Molding, Casting, And Painting Techniques,

the artist creates detailed masks and large-scale hyperrealistic portraits,

 above, Diovadiova Chrome Karyn X, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. by Brooklyn-based artist Kip Omolade, all images via Kip Omolade,

 Diovadiova Chrome Kip Triptych III detail, oil on canvas, 74 x 36 in

 Diovadiova Chrome Diana IV, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in

 Diovadiova Chrome Trinity, oil on canvas, 120 x 186 in

 Diovadiova Chrome Triumph work in progress,

 Diovadiova Chrome Tribunal, oil on canvas, 120.5 x 156.5 in

 Diovadiova Chrome Joyce IV detail, oil on canvas, 72 x 34 in

Diovadiova Chrome Triumph work in progress, continuing his Diovadiova Chrome series, Omolade’s recent work explores form, connections, and the basics of what makes us human, He has also included his three children in his work for the first time. Their portraits, titled Diovadiova Chrome Triumph after a Wu-Tang song, represent “life’s ability to survive despite environmental and societal hardships. Reflections of Times Square New York City are captured within their portraits. In a seemingly eternal sleep, they are depicted with their eyes closed…still innocent to the world.” Kip Omolade is opening a pop-up art show in New York City on September 9. Titled The Diovadiova – Avoid a Void, the show will be open to the public at 520 West 23rd Street, for more upcoming event news and progress shots of his work, give the artist a follow on Instagram,

profiled in the video above by filmmaker Jesse Brass, Omolade speaks about immortality, form, universal beauty, and what it means to be a diva, for the full size video have a look here, amazing to think that some of these are not 3D sculptures but are in fact painted on canvas.