Abe Odedina

The work of Abe Odedina(b.1960, Nigeria) is full of decorative colors and creative objects. With the bold images and the strong colors in the works, he paints on board rather than canvas to express the solidity — and practicality — of shop fronts or municipal murals. Odedina describes himself as a folk artist and his practice is inspired by the rich figurative and oral traditions of African art, infused with a trace of magic realism. His practice seeks to revive and deconstruct quintessential classical themes spanning from ancient Greek to Yoruba mythologies to create a charged dialogue between epochs, cultures, and peoples. He combines both historical and contemporary images to create his own language.