Abiola Akintola

Abiola (Ah-Bee-Or-Lah) is a true hybrid of different art generations. A native of Nigeria, he began to study formal art at an early age of 9. From mastering the techniques of life-drawings, anatomy, portraiture figure-paintings, and sculpture, he proceeded to earn a college degree in Sculpture and exploited sculptural art as a translational form for representational and expressionistic paintings.

His apprenticeship with Tunde Odunlade (batik-maker), Paulette Gartsher (ceramist), and Ademola Akintola (world-class painter) helped launch his 1987 maiden art exhibit at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture. Following great successes, he settled in the U.S. under the invitation and sponsorship of renowned Art Promoter, Peju Wilson.

His recent works have been much influenced by the London-based abstract Painter, Ademola.

In the new millennium, his latest paintings, especially, "Waiting" and "Mademoiselle", both Acrylic on Canvas, transcend abstract art forms and impressionism, as he seeks to render a mixture of realism, fantasy, and sensuality with intense and vibrant colors, sometimes embedding humorous inventiveness, where one discovers the depth of emotions. In several works, he exhibits a de-constructivist and re-creationist of forms in ways that complement his saturated use of colors. Many of his paintings embody his personal statement of freedom, versatility, and open-mindedness needed for new creations.