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7 Contemporary & Modern SOGAL Art Auction
LOT 9
OLUWOLE The Travellers, 2019
OMOFEMI Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
(W122 x H122)
48 x 48 in.

is an accomplished visual Signed and Dated
artist. Born in the late (Lower Right)
eighties among the rusty- N650,000 - N750,000
roofed dwelling of the
ancient city of Ibadan, he
had his National diploma
and Higher national
diploma in fine art at the
polytechnic of Ibadan. He This painting expresses the journey
is interested in historical that a couple makes together over
themes and early a life time toward a destination of
security, wholeness, freedom and
childhood experiences. it will be a journey that never quite
Omofemi’s works frequent fully reached because the couple will
resonates with a deep always be discovering something
appreciation of African new along the way.
fashion, rediscovery
of forgotten style and
Afrocentric pride. He is
a member of the world
touring art group ‘Coure
de Diona’ based in Italy.
He enjoys expression in acrylic and oil paint which are his media for vibrant expressive creativity, and his works are
widely collected in Nigeria and outside. Omofemi’s works depicts everyday occurrences and seeks to correct social
vices that are vast spreading in the society.

KOLAWOLE
OLALEKAN

A sensational fine artist
whose intuitive mind swims in
formless colours and shapes
LOT 10 which he solidifies and brings
to astonishing form using
Untitled, 2018 simple and easy materials for
Acrylic on Canvas the pleasure and experience
(W92 x H90) of all. For those who speak
36 x 35 in. and understand the language
Signed and Dated of Art, olalekan’s master
pieces delivers a keynote to
(Lower Left) them. He uses coffee, acrylics,
N300,000 - N400,000 ink, pen, marker, and charcoal
on both canvas and paper.
he’s a full time studio artist
This art is the product of dreams and presently living in Lagos
beyond the boundaries of human state, Nigeria.
enterprise and innovation. A synergy
that divides its interpretation in the
variety of minds and holds no bound
to aparticular human thought or
emotion. N350/$1