PRECIOUS OPARA
Championed by Mollie E Barnes
Precious is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, born and based in London. Her practice involves painting, collage, and site-specific installation focused around the human body and natural landscapes in a surrealistic style.
Her focus on land and body is to make her emotional experiences tangible for the viewer. This results in blurring the line between the body and landscapes.
Natural surroundings are an important motif in her work. It provides a freeing space where Precious depicts her body with validity. It also allows her style of 'manipulation' to coexist.
Precious studied Creative Direction at London College of Fashion. There, she was introduced to the fashion world and drew connections to her art, going on to become an art director.
Precious desires her artworks to possess a soul-like essence. She encourages this idea to translate across all of her mediums.
Image: Precious Opara, If I Can’t Fly, I’ll Swim, 2022
