Isaac Oluwatope is an Abuja based visual Artist in Nigeria. Born in 1998 in Ondo state, Nigeria. With intricate lines, texture and colours, he communicates a rhythm of mystery, elegance, power and style to attain a psychological fulfillment in his expression. He explores the blend of realism
and abstract through the famous Araism style movement. Through his masterful expressions, he invites viewers to mindfully meditates through his wall of colors and lines, maybe they will find something they don’t know they are looking for.
Isaac had his primary school education at Saint Andrew Anglican school, Ondo, where he was powerfully influenced by a classmate to start drawing action figures. He also went on to continue his secondary school education at Saint Stephen Anglican Grammar School, where he got involved in many Art activities and competitions. He holds a degree in fine art (majored in painting) from Obafemi Awolowo university Ile-Ife, Nigeria. in 2018 he had an internship program at the famous Omidiran Art Studio, where he was extensively trained in the art of texture and was properly introduced to the Araism style of Art. After school, he worked as a Fine Art teacher for about a year at focus Academy, abuja. He has since then focused on his practice as a full-time studio artist.
Over the last years, his works have been featured across different exhibitions and most importantly he had a solo exhibition in 2022 themed ‘ESSENCE’. He has overtime successfully executed commissions across the continent, satisfying people’s needs and imaginations. In 2024, he was named among the top fifteen finalists for Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Art. Isaac’s works are largely figurative and surreal projections, featuring simple and solo subjects gearing towards some dose of abstraction. His intention is to get absolute fulfilment from his works by how he combines elements of art and ignoring some major principles guarding it.