Jadé Fadojutimi's "Even an awkward smile can sprout beyond the sun" combines oil, oil bar, and acrylic on canvas to create a gestural composition that merges figuration with abstraction. The work's poetic title suggests themes of resilience and unexpected growth, while the mixed media approach allows for varied surface textures and chromatic possibilities. Fadojutimi's characteristic expressive brushwork and layered application of materials create visual tension between representational forms and painterly abstraction.