‘This book takes the reader on a journey though Odedina’s paintings, and as we travel we become more familiar with the everyday magic they seem to depict.’

‘Like children’s stories with adult themes, disarmingly tender and merciless.’

‘Decpetively simple, each bold work astutely plays with the traditions of African art and its complex mythologies. Vivid, layered and bubbling with symbolic meaning, Odedina’s acrylic on plywood pieces are a rich feast that tell a hugely entertaining story when displayed together in this way.’

‘It is important for for any true artist to find their true calling, to have their own sense of values and principles and see how this can inform their art.’

‘Even though I make distinct and strong paintings, they are images of ambiguity. Each one embodies a mystery that dissolves while you consider what the hell it means, and then begins to stretch in all directions. It’s a call-and-response between the work and the viewer.’

‘I’ve never met a god I don’t like’ - Abe Odedina

‘It’s not magic; it’s us. The marvellous isn’t a different category of experience: we dip in and out of it every day. The right phone call or conversation can plunge you into it, just as the wrong can wrench you out of it.’ - Abe Odedina

‘Odedina’s art is a mythical interpretation of humanity and the world in which it flourishes and prospers. In his works, acrylic paint on plywood becomes a figurative mean of expression that brings the gods to life, defies the rules of gravity, embraces universal concepts and actualizes Abe’s creative colourful hyperuranion in which all unifies around the human figure.’

‘… with each of the figures representing a call to action to prepare ourselves for surviving the physical and emotional conflicts and challenges of contemporary life.’