Nigerian artist transforms ordinary clay into intricate works of art

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: ARTIST EMMANUEL OLATUNDE PAINTING WITH CLAY-BASED PAINT © 2026 Thomson Reuters 02:15 Issued on: 07/08/2026 - 11:35 In his Lagos studio, Nigerian artist Emmanuel Olatunde is transforming the way portraits are painted, using clay sourced from the earth beneath his feet. The 39-year-old artist has developed a unique technique that turns natural clay into paint, using his background in science and his passion for art. Keywords for this article