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Odesola IdowuMost Expensive Bed - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Hospital2024
2024
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In this vivid and emotionally charged painting, the artist captures a profound narrative of resilience, sacrifice, and the fragile thread between life and loss. The central figure, a woman dressed in a striking blue, secures her hair with a steady resolve—a symbolic gesture of preparation, strength, and unwavering determination. Her piercing gaze tells a story of unspoken burdens and silent battles fought in the corridors of time. Beside her, a patient lies on a hospital bed, connected to life-sustaining machines. This is “the most expensive bed”—a place where wealth holds no power against the inevitability of fate, where moments become currency, and love becomes the only true measure of value. The background, rich with intricate patterns and bold green hues, suggests the complexity of life’s journey—its interconnected paths, cultural roots, and the omnipresence of time, signified by the clock on the wall. This piece speaks volumes about the sacrifices made by caregivers, the weight of responsibility, and the stark contrast between strength and vulnerability. It invites us to reflect on what truly matters in the fleeting dance between health and illness, presence and absence, life and the unknown beyond.
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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:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Ibadan, NG
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1717216099952
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