We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Omotayo Ambali a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Omotayo, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I grew up as a lonely kid, loneliness lead me to embrace the act of drawing as a habit, myself and my guardian/family members immediately recognized the talent, I was about seven years old when I childishly declared at home that Art is all I want to do with my life and fortunately for me as at that time my family/guardian accepted to support me in every ways they could. This endorsement from my family has been the foundation of my determination and strong will towards Art.

Omotayo, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am Omotayo Ambali, I am a visual artist, I started art as a kid cause it seems like all I had and knew as at the time but then I grew up to even love it more. Through my elementary and high school days, I was pretty much known and appreciated as an artist by many and that kind of built my interest more in pursuing a career in Art.

I create my artworks using various mediums which includes Acrylic Paint, Markers, Charcoal, Pen and sometimes some unconventional materials. I often create more of figurative works cause I enjoy the sight of the human figure especially whenever she’s engaging in an action. Beyond the facial expressions and emotions, I enjoy the postures and gestures more. With my art, I intend to create a world where every individual can get to be happy about themselves irrespective of their gender, body shapes, class and experiences, sometimes, trying to pitch out stories in these lines often pushes me into the well of controversy but I personally do not mind, I just care about the messages and those who needs to hear them.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

In as much as their are rules and fundamentals that guides creativity in different aspects of it, I personally feel the freedom that comes creativity is still the greatest reward for the creative.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

I think one of the ways the society can best support artists is to show more interest in the messages that comes with the art and not just the aesthetic features alone.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @__ambali
• Facebook: Omotayo Babatunde Ambali