Ayomide Okanlawan is a creative director and visual artist from Osun State, now based in Ibadan, Nigeria. His work lives at the intersection of colour, contrast, and emotion. A distinct style which he describes as being shaped by instinct long before he found the words to describe it.
“I love colors and I love contrast. They really define my work,” he says. “My love for color started since I was a child and it grew up in me.”
That early attraction to colour evolved into something more intentional. A form of curiosity that later morphed into his way of processing the world around him. Eventually laying the foundation for his creative expression and storytelling.
“Curiosity and love of wanting to express how I feel from inside led me to creative direction,” he explains. “Since then I started to make short films, images and series that talk about how I feel, things that I grew up with in the community or things that I just always wanted to address.”
Where Fashion Meets Feeling
Ayomide’s work moves fluidly between fashion, culture, and storytelling, but what defines it most is the way he brings unlikely elements together. There is a deliberate tension in his compositions, a quiet rebellion against what is expected.