"Braided Roots" Drawing
Drawing, Ballpoint Pen on Paper
20 W x 30 H in
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$660
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In "Braided Roots," the intricate beauty of traditional African hairstyling serves as a profound visual metaphor for cultural inheritance. Rendered entirely with meticulous ballpoint pen strokes, the portrait captures a subject whose gaze looks toward the future, while her hair anchors her firmly to...
Year Created:
2026
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Mediums:
Drawing, Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Rarity:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
20 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
Ready to Hang:
No
Frame:
Not Framed
Authenticity:
Certificate is Included
Packaging:
Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Shipping is included in price.
Delivery Time:
Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Handling:
Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:
Nigeria.
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Samuel Emmanuel, professionally known as Manuels Artz, is a contemporary visual artist based in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. Renowned for his mastery of the ballpoint pen, he creates intricate and emotionally charged portraits that celebrate patience, resilience, and detail.
Through countless layers of fine hatching and cross-hatching, his works capture the depth of human emotion and the beauty found in persistence. Each piece is a dialogue between discipline and creativity, turning ink into living texture.
Emmanuel calls his artistic philosophy “Manual Intelligence”—the belief that real art comes from the mind, heart, and hand working in harmony, not artificial intelligence.
With a growing audience across Instagram, Facebook,YouTube, LinkedIn, and X as Manuelsartz, he continues to inspire a new generation of artists by merging African realism with global fine art storytelling.
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