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Odesola IdowuOlori Asa (Crowned in Culture) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait2025
2025
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About the Item
This painting is a celebration of heritage, resilience, and beauty. The central figure, adorned with an elaborate crown of patterns and textures, becomes a living emblem of culture itself. Her presence is dignified, framed by a burning sky and a land alive with memory, acacia trees, elephants, and reflections of history that stretch into the horizon. The headpiece, bursting with vibrant designs, speaks of the countless stories woven into tradition: symbols of ancestry, rhythm, and continuity. The coral beads around her neck affirm identity and status, echoing the pride of generations past. Draped in green and black patterns, she stands not just as an individual, but as the embodiment of a people’s spirit. “Olórí Àṣà” affirms that culture is not only worn, but carried as a crown—visible, proud, and unshakable. To be crowned in culture is to walk with the strength of ancestors, to embody beauty that time cannot erase, and to shine as a beacon of identity in a changing world.
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About Artist
Odesola Idowu Isaiah is a visual and multimedia artist living and working in Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria. He was born in Ogbomosho South, Oyo State of Nigeria. He completed his primary and secondary school in Lagos and received his B.ED. in Fine and Applied Art from Tai Solarin University of Education in Ogun State, Nigeria (2016- 2020) and further completed his Apprenticeship under Obadina Oluwaseyi, known as King in Lagos.
In 2014, he joined UR4Africa as a student, also among the Publicartnigeria students, and is currently one of their mentors. Odesola Idowu I. creates primarily in oil and acrylic paint, Textile design, performance art, and some other parts of Art.
He is the pioneer of the Harmonizm painting style and also painted in realism and some other painting styles. He focuses more on Portraiture because he believes people wear masks to cover their innermost feelings and their current situations, and also illustrates it in the form of paintings. His work looks at questions around identity, how we remember individually and collectively, and how art can aid in processes of healing and connection.
- Creator:Odesola Idowu (2000, Nigerian)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Ibadan, NG
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1717217232752
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