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Profile:
Abiodun Anako
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Abiodun Anako was born in the Sixties
in Okene, a provincial town in the North of Kogi State, Nigeria. The region
with its rocky landscape and strong light became an enduring preoccupation of
Anako an influencce that can still be seen in his art. He can be considered
as a member of the third generation of Oshogbo artists, having mastered a technique
of drawin gin pen and ink on an airbrushed background on ricepaper. The colourful
result has a lyrical abstract quality that is both subtle and bold by turns.
As a painter Anako was slow to mature
because of his Father's vehement opposition to his son's chosen career. To win
through eventually and ultimately to achieve his goal bespeaks the quiet discipline
that he was able to impose upon himself and a forceful resolution of character.
He has since gone on to exhibit his work throughout Nigeria and abroad in the
United Kingdom, Germany and Canada and United States. He was a participant in
the October Gallery's Six African Artists exhibition in November 1993.