Rotimi Akinseye

OLUWAROTIMI AKINSEYE born in the year 1999, is an indigene of lle Oluji a town in Ondo state, Nigeria.
He studied Fine and Applied Art at the Obafemi Awolowo university, Ile-ife , Nigeria.
He work with the medium of Oil and Acrylic on Canvas surfaces.

His work draws deeply from his cultural heritage, using the Buffalo horn as a recurring symbol of strength and spiritual guidance. In his community, the Buffalo is a sacred animal, never to be killed or eaten, honored for its legendary role in leading ancestors out of the wilderness.

By painting the horn on human heads in both figurative and abstract forms, he explores the connection between humans and the spiritual world, rooted in African belief systems. His art seeks to portray how the physical and spiritual realms coexist and influence one another, creating a contemporary narrative of ancestral memory and identity.

He has participated in Various exhibitions locally, part of which include; Chronicles (2023), Life in my City , Ondo Region Exhibition (2023), We are who we say we are (2025) among others.

BA. Ed Fine and Applied Arts

We are who we say we are (2025)