My name is Lateefat Modupeola Tobun — a multidisciplinary visual artist and digital couturier whose practice explores the evolving boundary between physical creativity and the global digital world.
What I'm made of
My work exists at the intersection of art, fashion, technology and human experience — where tradition meets innovation, and imagination becomes a tool for transformation.
Academically, I hold a BSc in Economics and two MSc degrees in Economics and Applied Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics from Balfour University, United Kingdom. Yet my heart chose art.
My relationship with creativity began through colour, brush strokes on canvas, patterns on fabric and expressive contrasts in charcoal. I worked extensively with ADIRE, the traditional Yoruba tie-and-dye textile, using fabric as both medium and message — learning how patterns could tell stories, preserve culture and communicate identity beyond words.
My artistic journey took a defining turn in 2017, when I experimented with tie-and-dye on a single clothing piece. With only four yards of fabric and a growing curiosity about how patterns interact with the human body, I began to imagine form beyond flat material.
As I explored technology, I recognised its potential to redefine fashion sustainably. This led me to study Artificial Intelligence — not as a replacement for creativity, but as a collaborator capable of launching wearable art digitally while minimising waste and reimagining runway systems in a global digital economy.
Today, my practice spans murals, traditional painting, AI-generated art, digital illustration, sketches and digital couture. My most recent work centres on mindful regulation — using art as a therapeutic tool to help people regulate emotions, find calm and experience creativity as a form of healing. This is what I am made of: art as purpose, art as innovation, art as healing.
Despite an analytical foundation, my heart chose art — not just as a discipline, but as a lifelong journey of discovery, curiosity and continuous learning.
Eight ways I make
A defining turn
Creativity began through colour, brush strokes, charcoal contrast and ADIRE — fabric as both medium and message.
Experimenting with tie-and-dye on a single piece, I began to imagine form beyond flat material — no mannequins, no digital tools.
Over 40 participants — a pivotal moment that confirmed art as a shared experience for connection, empowerment and healing.
Two MSc degrees, including Applied AI & Data Analytics, reframed technology as a collaborator for sustainable, digital wearable art.
Recent work centres on mindful regulation — creativity as a therapeutic tool to help people find calm and emotional balance.