Message in the Bottle

O Yemi Tubi (MOYAT), Nigeria / United Kingdom

O.Yemi Tubi is an international artist who has exhibited worldwide and earned numerous awards across America, Europe, and Asia. His works Ijo Iyawo and Violinist won top prizes at NOMA Gallery, Florida (2025), while Message in a Bottle received the “Cultural Best Practice Award” at the FL3TCH3R Exhibition (2024). He also won major prizes in “Save Our Planet,” “WAR or PEACE,” Art Impact International, Art Show International, and American Art Awards. His works have been featured in leading art magazines, including ARTtour International, Creative Quarterly, Sfumato Art Magazine, and Art & Activism. O. Yemi is an active member of several global art associations.

Artwork Description:

“Message in the Bottle” is inspired by Genesis 2:15, reminding humans of their duty as Earth’s caretakers. Sadly, humans have become its greatest destroyers, leaving behind floods, droughts, and pollution. The painting reflects resistance of some world leaders to climate activists like Greta Thunberg, wishing to silence them as if sealing them in a bottle and casting them into the sea. Its urgent call is clear: retrieve the bottles, hear the voices, stop destructive habits, clean the oceans, and save our planet. Listen to the plea of children our future depends on it.