Oluwadare Samson

“Olu Samson excels in the use of color configuration and the art of transforming geometric figures in the Painting by representing them in the form of realistic figure.”

- Oluwadare Samson

Africa Mona Lisa

The Artist.

Born in 1990,
Oluwadare Kolawole Samson artistically known as Olu Samson hails from Ondo State Nigeria.

As an artist, he excels in the use of colour configuration and the art of transforming geometric figure of painting by representing it in form of a realistic figure.

He explores the unlimited potential of chromatic and tonal scales, visual planes and volume within a two-dimensional framework. Viewing his dynamic and exuberant works of art is an exciting kinetic experience.

As a colour Field painter, Olu Samson loves painting with oil and acrylic mediums. His palette is innovative and complex as he mixes more than 25 different oil paints to create every colour in his painting.

In 2017, Olu Samson has participated in the renowned ADAPTSA exhibition held at The Polytechnic Ibadan and the Talentila Foundation Art Competition in India of which out of 873 participants across 53 countries, was awarded second place. As his artistry continues to transcend worldwide, Olu Samson’s messages transfuses opposing concepts as a way to inform and shift mentalities.

  • 'Africa Mona Lisa'

    Oluwadare Kolawole Samson

    ‘Africa Mona Lisa’

    120x90cm

    Oil on Canvas

    2024

    SOLD

Fine art has been his passion since he was young. He loves working on his paintings and he was inspired by figure and by representing it in form of portraiture. He love many art styles, but realism is what he really love most . As a realism artist, his approach to a subject is to portray it as it appears in life, just as God created it. 

However Olu Samson admires other art styles such as impressionism and abstract art. For example, Vincent Van Gogh and Picasso are among his favourite artists whose artistic styles reflect this. Closer to home, Nigerian artists of great influence on Samon’s works include, Oluwole Omofemi and Kehinde Wiley’s known floral background paintings.

For Olu Samoson, painting with oils is a traditional form of art that many of the Old Masters used when making their masterpieces. His art uses unique symbolic hairstyles and a beautiful floral backgrounds to express the artistic cultural, material and social process, forming part of the unfolding African post colonial modernity.

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