SARA JACOBS
Multidisciplinary Artist
SARA JACOBS
Multidisciplinary Artist
sara jacobs is a British/Nigerian multidisciplinary artist
''Japan Africa'' Oil on Canvas
''Forget me not''
‘’Forget me Not was produced through Covid springtime where lots of forget me not flowers were just beginning to bloom. The flowers represent all those that passed away during Covid and are laid to rest in the ground as precious jewels never to be forgotten.
The Malachite green, Turquoise and Lapislazulai blue form is part of the Geodite series. Sediments of the earth have created precious stones that have been extracted to adorn peoples walls as monuments of beauty.
''Malachite'' 800 x1000 oil on canvas
Malachite is influenced by Nigeria and its Lavish rich resources. This painting symbolizes wealth and gentry and the rare stones of beauty. Historically the colour Verdigris was a rare colour to extract and process from the Malachite stone making this expensive. The sediment of earthen layers has formed the precious stones creating the Geodite forms of turquoise, malachite Gold and Ruby. The painting shows these gems in their rawest form. This has then been extracted to adorn walls as a symbol of wealth and life.
About SARA JACOBS
My Story
Sara Jacobs is a multi-disciplinary artist of British and Nigerian origin who paints immensely stunning art which is most often derived and inspired by a variety of cultures namely Nigerian, British and Japanese.
Sara graduated from Berkshire College of Art & Design and later graduated with a BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture and uses
Sara Jacobs is a multi-disciplinary artist of British and Nigerian origin who paints immensely stunning art which is most often derived and inspired by a variety of cultures namely Nigerian, British and Japanese.
Sara graduated from Berkshire College of Art & Design and later graduated with a BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture and uses her artwork as a backdrop for the inspiration behind her interior settings.
With a background in fashion and textiles, Sara will at times incorporate elements of fabric print and pattern from Nigeria and Japan within her artwork. Her preference is for indigo dyed fabric patterns and the language of the Nigerian people of Cross River state as well as Japanese influences, these influences can be seen across her work.
Sara predominately uses oil paints, a medium inherited from her grandmother Nora Majekodunmi who was a pivotal figure in Lagos, Nigeria’s art circles in the 1960’s. Nora Majekodunmi was appointed to the selection committee for the Nigerian Art Exhibitions that formed part of the independent celebrations of that year. Nora Majekodunmi was also a strong supporter and patron of the Zaria Art Society and many years later, some of her work was sold at Bonham’s auctioneers in London in 2023. As a result of Sara’s heritage, Sara’s art works hold artistic legacy and cultural significance.
There is an expressive quality to Sara’s art that suggests a heartfelt connection between artist and subject, and being a multi-disciplined artist, her artwork of many facets including stunning figurative and abstract art is in both private and corporate collections in UK, Europe, Africa, Japan, Asia and North America.
Sara will be exhibiting at the historic Chelsea Town Hall for the Untitled Art Fair in London in 2025.
''African Peacock ''
Inspired by my Grandfather's Lagos Nigerian Garden where Peacocks would roam The African Mask. The feather symbolizes the pride of Nigerian culture.
''Asoke, Adirea, Nsibidi'' Fabric as a language
Asoke, Nisbidi, Adire ‘’Fabric as a language’’
This painting has been inspired by fabric and symbolic Language from Nigeria.
The Stripe is called Aso oke, pronounced as “ah-SHAW-okay,” is a hand-woven cloth created by the Yoruba people of West Africa. The fabric speaks for itself letting people know you are of Yoruba origin.
The pattern with an indigo background is called Adire which is an indigo-dyed cotton cloth decorated using an ancient natural resist-dying technique to create striking patterns in blue and white. They were traditionally made and worn by women throughout the Yoruba region of south-western Nigeria, West Africa. The patterns all have a meaning letting the fabric speak for itself. The history of the indigo blue was such a laborious process to extract from the ground it was usually worn by people of high rank or status. Huge dying vats were placed in the ground and oxidised to the blue colour using earth and the Indigo Olifera plant. The native process travelled to Japan and different parts of the world through trade. Where the indigenous practice is still processed today. Through colonization it Eventually became a cash crop In Europe and influenced what we use as denim today.
''Japan Africa''
Japan Nigeria is part of a series of paintings that focus on indigenous Fabric Techniques with symbols as a language and means of creating wealth.
Japan Africa is a story about the two great Cultures meeting together and exchanging ideas through the trading of raw materials and the Establishment of Japan strengthening its ties with Nigeria as an aspirational Partner for development and growth.
The painting is symbolic of how the Indigenous Practices of Adire fabric dyeing from Nigeria and Shibori fabric from Japan have both been practiced since the 1800s and have the same technique in both cultures. The lavish gold bridge is a symbol of the bridging of both Cultures through trade and economic ties to create wealth.
The two women meeting together are symbolic of the bridging of cultures as the fabric dyeing technique was prepared and always died by women. The bridge is made of carved wood, carved and engraved leather and rope work a technique practiced in Nigeria.
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''Adinkra''
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
Sara Jacobs believes in the power of art to transform lives. She is committed to supporting artists and art education programmes in our local and wider community. This piece is dedicated to incorporating African print onto art as a means of educating the viewer on the meaning of symbolic ideography as a language.
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
Japanese African inspired feathers produced as wallpaperr for a japanese Tea shop.
''Birds in Art''
''Shibori feathers'' Screen print
''Birds in Art''
Screen print. Part of the Japanese and indigio Blue series
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EXHIBITIONS
Untitled Art Fair at Chelsea Town Hall July 2025, Booth # 109.
EXHIBIT
Pineapple Black Arts is a contemporary arts venue offering space for artists of all disciplines. Some of Sara's work was exhibited there in 2023.