By Brown Chimezie
A talented painter and architect has started his solo exhibition tagged Walk like a Champion at ODA Art Gallery, Lagos.
Walk Like a Champion opened on October 28, 2023 and runs until November 18, 2023 at ODA Art Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos.
It features recent works by the artist, including A Cut Above, Just Looking, Golden Boy Intercepts the Darts of Malice, Victoria’s Secret, among others,
According to the artist, the exhibition is in honour of Rosalind Morolayo Odedina.
“Walk Like a Champion is a homegoing presentation about being true to yourself, gathering the people you care for, and emphasising the ideas you triumph. It is a thank you, a love letter, a celebration,” he said.
Speaking on the reason to see the exhibition, Obida Obioha, Creative Director and Founder of O’Da Art Gallery, explained that the exhibition was about being comfortable with one’s undeniable and ever changing self.
“Abe Odedina was given the tools to walk like this from his Mother, who taught him to never be obstinate or inflexible about ideas, that you always have choice, and you have the freedom to explore.
“Through his practice, embracing figurative work comfortable with abstract concepts, the artist gives these tactics to us.
“By unapologetically employing acrylic alchemy between different symbols and styles, Odedina births casually fantastic characters that we can see ourselves in,” the gallery said in its exhibition statement.
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, now living in London (UK) and Salvador Bahia (Brazil), Abe Odedina had a successful architecture career before starting to paint on a trip to Brazil in 2007.