Olamilekan Abatan Nigeria, 1997

Olamilekan Abatan, born in 1997 is a Nigerian visual artist who uses Hyperrealism and creative application of traditional fabrics on paper to communicate his ideas. His work goes beyond being pleasing to the eye to being euphoric to the psyche.

Abatan began drawing professionally two years after graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in visual arts. Since then, he has been committed in creating works that demonstrate his appreciation for African culture and black power. He is a fashion fanatic who feels that promoting African fabrics through his works will demand some recognition for African apparel. He is one of the fastest growing Young Nigerian Hyperrealists.

His most recent pieces feature faces representing Black Power and its presence, surrounded by Ankara to complete his works' Africanism. He has always been, and will continue to be, prolific in his creation of masterpieces that captivate you at the first sight.

Art, according to Olamilekan, is a powerful instrument that, when used properly, can be an effective instrument.