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Móyòsóré Martins, Pursuit of Grace I, 2024
Asset value
78.300 €
Issue price per Splint
50 €
Total number of Splints
1.566
Investment horizon in years
2 to 4
Return-to-Risk Assessment
6/10
Since launch May ‘25
+0.0%
Main reasons to invest
Return Potential📈: An investment of 500 EUR could reach an estimated value of 1,275 EUR in 4 years.
Cost-to-Return Ratio⚖️: With just 3.6% annual total costs (including exit fees), your net profit could be 26.4% per year.
Rising Star with Global Demand 🌍: Móyò’s expanding international presence—from solo shows in Geneva and Paris to Art Basel Hong Kong—signals growing collector demand. His upcoming exhibitions in Germany and potential museum showings further boost visibility, while interest from institutions cements his status as a sought-after contemporary artist.
Description
Investment Thesis 📜
1. Strong Historical Return
Over the past four years, the prices for Móyò's 180 x 150 cm paintings have increased significantly, rising from $8,000 to $40,000—a remarkable 400% increase.
2. Growing Market Presence and Accessibility
The sustained interest in Móyò’s work is reflected in recent gallery exhibitions. Last fall, he had two solo shows: one in Geneva (September 11-November 2, 2024) and another in Paris (October 16-November 15, 2024). His work was also featured in a group exhibition in March 2024 at Tang Contemporary during Art Basel Hong Kong, underscoring growing interest from Chinese collectors.
Móyò recently began collaborating with Pulpo Gallery in Germany, which is expected to feature his work in a solo show this year in October. Additionally, he is in discussions with a Munich museum for a possible exhibition in 2025 or 2026. These recent exhibitions and the new partnership are poised to boost his exposure, expand his growing market, and further elevate the value of his work.
3. Status and Institutional Recognition
Móyò has become a cult figure among a rapidly growing and devoted collector base across continents, positioning him as an emerging phenomenon in the art world. To date, approximately 300 of his paintings have been placed with collectors, and several museums have expressed interest in acquiring his work, enhancing his institutional recognition.
1. Strong Historical Return
Over the past four years, the prices for Móyò's 180 x 150 cm paintings have increased significantly, rising from $8,000 to $40,000—a remarkable 400% increase.
2. Growing Market Presence and Accessibility
The sustained interest in Móyò’s work is reflected in recent gallery exhibitions. Last fall, he had two solo shows: one in Geneva (September 11-November 2, 2024) and another in Paris (October 16-November 15, 2024). His work was also featured in a group exhibition in March 2024 at Tang Contemporary during Art Basel Hong Kong, underscoring growing interest from Chinese collectors.
Móyò recently began collaborating with Pulpo Gallery in Germany, which is expected to feature his work in a solo show this year in October. Additionally, he is in discussions with a Munich museum for a possible exhibition in 2025 or 2026. These recent exhibitions and the new partnership are poised to boost his exposure, expand his growing market, and further elevate the value of his work.
3. Status and Institutional Recognition
Móyò has become a cult figure among a rapidly growing and devoted collector base across continents, positioning him as an emerging phenomenon in the art world. To date, approximately 300 of his paintings have been placed with collectors, and several museums have expressed interest in acquiring his work, enhancing his institutional recognition.
Exit Options at Maturity 🚪
We will manage the exit strategy in collaboration with our expert M&A Arts on behalf of our investors, ensuring the best possible outcome based on market conditions at the time. Depending on the prevailing market situation, the paintings will be sold to a private collector or offered at an auction for contemporary art. An auction is considered if the price has developed to the point where the minimum bid matches the market value and there is high demand for works by the artist. Both options are carefully considered, and we will choose the one that maximizes the return for our investors.
We will manage the exit strategy in collaboration with our expert M&A Arts on behalf of our investors, ensuring the best possible outcome based on market conditions at the time. Depending on the prevailing market situation, the paintings will be sold to a private collector or offered at an auction for contemporary art. An auction is considered if the price has developed to the point where the minimum bid matches the market value and there is high demand for works by the artist. Both options are carefully considered, and we will choose the one that maximizes the return for our investors.
Why Invest in This Category? 🎨
For centuries, art was collected for its cultural, emotional, intellectual, political, and economic value. Investing in an emerging artist offers a mix of financial potential and personal satisfaction, making it an appealing option for both new and seasoned collectors.
For centuries, art was collected for its cultural, emotional, intellectual, political, and economic value. Investing in an emerging artist offers a mix of financial potential and personal satisfaction, making it an appealing option for both new and seasoned collectors.
Why Invest in This Asset? 💎
Móyòsóré Martins (alias Móyò) is a New York-based Nigerian contemporary artist who has taken the art world by storm. A true Renaissance man, he excels in graphics, product design, and music. Móyò’s paintings are profoundly narrative and embody his personal journey. He embodies his traditional Afro-cultural, spiritual roots and fashion-forward sense of aesthetics.
Born in 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised by a Brazilian father and a Nigerian mother from Ekiti State, Móyò developed a sense of mixed cultural independence from his family’s tribal roots. His artistic vision was shaped by his upbringing and travels. Inspired by the streets of London and New York, as well as his college years in Ghana and Ivory Cost—where he studied computer science—his work reflects these experiences while also expressing his Yoruba cultural heritage. A self-taught artist, Móyò discovered his passion for art early in life, inspired by his father’s love for collecting art, figurines, cars, and other objects. He is primarily guided by his internal vision rather than by other artists. For him, his work is spiritual in nature, representing his wishes, dreams, and the path forward. Since migrating to the United States in 2015, his determination has remained unwavering.
Móyò bridges abstract, figurative, and iconographic symbolism. He expresses the beauty in the figure and the depth of its subject and he obsesses with a cartoon-like character that imbues his iconography and that has a deep symbolic meaning. His approach is narrative and realistic in his early works, returning to his childhood memories. The African statue is always present and spiritually meaningful in his work. He is fascinated with contemporary plastic toy statues and collectibles from artists like Kaws, representing everything different in juxtaposition to the traditional Yoruba figures. A seminal work, “Watchman” resonates deeply; the painting is a study of the Yoruba figure, interpreted by Móyò as a man embracing his destiny. It also nods to his personal experience working as a night watchman in the Bronx—an experience that left a lasting impression.
Móyò expresses the emotions of his characters with deft brushwork, setting them against backgrounds that are layered, manipulated, scratched, and infused with text. He places himself in the canvas in spirit, in name, and even through his birthdate. He scribbles words, mathematical formulas, mantras, and prayers. He visually expresses his internal conversation, which shifts as his world does as a visual biography. He resists being put in a box. His unique use of materials and story is the cord that ties his work together. As his craft and career expand, he looks back, reflecting on his path and where he has come from, both as a person and artistically. Entrenched with personal symbolism, every element of a painting has a purpose and a specific meaning to him, much like a morse code. The eyes symbolize his own spiritual “all-seeing”; the clusters of floating eyeballs convey the feeling of being constantly watched—of being 'seen,' both personally and through his work. The large, slightly aggressive mouth reflects the intensity of being talked about. Etched words serve as a mantra, a way to manifest his vision.
Móyò’s career has taken off since he was discovered in 2020. Over the past four and a half years, demand for his work has steadily increased, driven by his growing collector base and expanding gallery representation. Last fall, Móyò made a strong impression in Europe with two successive, nearly sold-out solo exhibitions in Geneva and Paris. He is one of today’s most collected emerging, contemporary African artists.
Selected Exhibitions:
Móyòsóré Martins (alias Móyò) is a New York-based Nigerian contemporary artist who has taken the art world by storm. A true Renaissance man, he excels in graphics, product design, and music. Móyò’s paintings are profoundly narrative and embody his personal journey. He embodies his traditional Afro-cultural, spiritual roots and fashion-forward sense of aesthetics.
Born in 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised by a Brazilian father and a Nigerian mother from Ekiti State, Móyò developed a sense of mixed cultural independence from his family’s tribal roots. His artistic vision was shaped by his upbringing and travels. Inspired by the streets of London and New York, as well as his college years in Ghana and Ivory Cost—where he studied computer science—his work reflects these experiences while also expressing his Yoruba cultural heritage. A self-taught artist, Móyò discovered his passion for art early in life, inspired by his father’s love for collecting art, figurines, cars, and other objects. He is primarily guided by his internal vision rather than by other artists. For him, his work is spiritual in nature, representing his wishes, dreams, and the path forward. Since migrating to the United States in 2015, his determination has remained unwavering.
Móyò bridges abstract, figurative, and iconographic symbolism. He expresses the beauty in the figure and the depth of its subject and he obsesses with a cartoon-like character that imbues his iconography and that has a deep symbolic meaning. His approach is narrative and realistic in his early works, returning to his childhood memories. The African statue is always present and spiritually meaningful in his work. He is fascinated with contemporary plastic toy statues and collectibles from artists like Kaws, representing everything different in juxtaposition to the traditional Yoruba figures. A seminal work, “Watchman” resonates deeply; the painting is a study of the Yoruba figure, interpreted by Móyò as a man embracing his destiny. It also nods to his personal experience working as a night watchman in the Bronx—an experience that left a lasting impression.
Móyò expresses the emotions of his characters with deft brushwork, setting them against backgrounds that are layered, manipulated, scratched, and infused with text. He places himself in the canvas in spirit, in name, and even through his birthdate. He scribbles words, mathematical formulas, mantras, and prayers. He visually expresses his internal conversation, which shifts as his world does as a visual biography. He resists being put in a box. His unique use of materials and story is the cord that ties his work together. As his craft and career expand, he looks back, reflecting on his path and where he has come from, both as a person and artistically. Entrenched with personal symbolism, every element of a painting has a purpose and a specific meaning to him, much like a morse code. The eyes symbolize his own spiritual “all-seeing”; the clusters of floating eyeballs convey the feeling of being constantly watched—of being 'seen,' both personally and through his work. The large, slightly aggressive mouth reflects the intensity of being talked about. Etched words serve as a mantra, a way to manifest his vision.
Móyò’s career has taken off since he was discovered in 2020. Over the past four and a half years, demand for his work has steadily increased, driven by his growing collector base and expanding gallery representation. Last fall, Móyò made a strong impression in Europe with two successive, nearly sold-out solo exhibitions in Geneva and Paris. He is one of today’s most collected emerging, contemporary African artists.
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2025: Participation in a solo booth show at Art Basel Paris in October (not yet confirmed)
- 2025: Upcoming solo show at Pulpo Gallery, Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany, scheduled in October
- 2025: Inclusion in major charity auction organized by Sotheby’s in the south of France (June)
- 2024: “Móyòsóré Martins,” TrafficArts, Paris, France (Solo Show)
- 2024: “Through the Light,” Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland (Solo Show)
- 2024: “Arms Around The Child Foundation” Artists in Residency, Accra, Ghana
- 2024: “Convergence: From Bytes to Brushstrokes” – Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong (Group Show)
- 2023: “SCOPE Miami Art Show” – Mitochondria Gallery, Miami, USA (Group Show)
- 2023: “Now, They Know…Móyòsóré Martins” Galerie Tanit X Teal Contemporary, Beirut, Lebanon (Solo Show)
- 2023: “Art Shenzhen” – Crossing Art, Shenzhen, China (Group Show)
- 2023: “Butter” – Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, USA (Group Show)
- 2023: “Portraits in Focus,” Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami, USA (Group Show)
- 2023: “The Artist Journey,” Crossing Art, New York, USA (Solo Show)
- 2023: “Intimate,” Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami, USA (Group Show)
- 2023: “Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary” – Long-Sharp Gallery, Palm Beach, USA (Group Show)
- 2022: “Art Miami” – Long-Sharp Gallery, Miami, USA (Group Show)
- 2022: “Butter 2” – Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, USA (Group Show)
- 2022: “The Soul of African Diaspora,” Beverly Hills Art Exchange, San Francisco, USA (Group Show)
- 2022: “Móyòsóré Martins: Seen,” Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, USA (Solo Show)
- 2021: “Songs Without Words: The Art of Music,” Nassau County Museum, Roslyn, USA (Group Show)
- 2021: “IRÁNTI (Nostalgia),” Path Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (Solo Show)
- 2021: “Art Stays Here,” Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, USA (Featured Artist)
- 2021: “Móyòsóré Martins,” TrafficArt, New York, NY (Solo Show)
- 2019: “Holiday Exhibition,” Dacia Gallery, New York, USA (Group Show)
- 2018: Heath Gallery, New York, USA (Group Show)
- 2017: “Radical Resistance to Xenophobia,” Grady Alexis Gallery, New York, USA (Group Show)
Conclusion 🎯
In conclusion, Móyòsóré Martins represents an exceptional opportunity within the contemporary art market. With competitive valuation, strong historical returns, and increasing global recognition, his works are poised for significant appreciation. Supported by a robust exit strategy and growing collector demand, this investment aligns cultural significance with financial potential. By blending tradition with modernity, Martins’ art captures the zeitgeist, offering investors a chance to participate in a transformative period in art history.
In conclusion, Móyòsóré Martins represents an exceptional opportunity within the contemporary art market. With competitive valuation, strong historical returns, and increasing global recognition, his works are poised for significant appreciation. Supported by a robust exit strategy and growing collector demand, this investment aligns cultural significance with financial potential. By blending tradition with modernity, Martins’ art captures the zeitgeist, offering investors a chance to participate in a transformative period in art history.
Expert
M&A Arts Sàrl
M&A Arts represents the leading edge in art and finance, spearheaded by Asher Edelman, the renowned investor and art collector. With an unparalleled experience and extensive relationships in the art world, M&A Arts offers deep knowledge and expertise in the financial aspects of the art market.
Additional details
Asset ID
31619103-d8e3-4336-b9e1-da4a66f8c42a
Name
Pursuit of Grace I
Artist
Móyòsóré Martins
Publication year
2024
Size
216 x 325 cm
Number of editions
Unique
Signature
Yes. It is signed and dated on the verso
Material
Oil, oil stick, pigments, charcoal on canvas
