Moses Idowu Sodipo
Look And Laugh
Size: 100cm by 100cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
The title emphasizes immediacy and the urgency of transformation. It suggests a call to action for societal change rooted in the present moment. The boy’s suffering, Fela’s symbolic advocacy, and the chaos of fuel scarcity all converge to question how current realities can be reshaped. The use of "Here and Now" implies that transformation begins with acknowledging present struggles and taking steps toward a more equitable future.
The painting reflects themes of economic inequality, child labor, political criticism, and the power of resilience. It challenges the viewer to confront the contradictions of wealth and poverty, hope and despair, action and inaction within the Nigerian context. The piece also evokes a deep emotional response while calling for introspection on collective responsibility and societal evolution.
This work, like a visual protest, aligns with the spirit of revolutionary art bridging history, reality, and the transformative potential of activism.
Artist Bio
Moses Idowu Sodipo, born on March 15, 1993. He studied fine and applied art at the university of Benin graduating with a second class upper in 2015. He started drawing from the age of six. He paints with acrylic colours and he paints to depicts the happenings in the society using his painting as a way of speaking for the oppressed and the less privileged in the society.
He tutors students drawing and painting practical classes and has prepared them for various art competitions and exhibition which they won at different levels. He has won several awards in different art competitions within and outside Nigeria which include:
Certificate of participation in the National Art
Competition under the theme of “Sheroes”, (designed by UNESCO Abuja under the European Union – United National Spotlight Initiative in Nigeria. To eliminate violence against women and girls.)
Certificate of Participation in the “Us Women 2022 Virtual Exhibition” by EMK Centre, March 2022,
Winner of the 2023 July Draw and Win Art competition,
TOP 10 Category of Safe4Press Art Contest and Exhibition at the West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference (WAJID 2023), Abuja
His recent awards were in December 2023, where he won the first position of the write for arts Amnesty International Art competition in Abuja.