Aniekan Udofia
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Nigeria |
| Ein date of birth | 1976 |
| Place dem born am | Nigeria |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Nigerian Pidgin |
| Ein occupation | painter |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
| Personal pronoun | L485 |
Aniekan Udofia (born 1976) be a portrait artist wey create large-scale paintings den murals insyd de Washington, D.C. area.[1][2] Ein art work, familiar to de community of northwest D.C.,[3] cam to prominence after a mural tribute to American icon Duke Ellington. Udofia garner national attention plus ein caricatures[4] den photorealistic illustrations give publications such as XXL, Vibe, DC Pulse, den The Source.
Udofia ein oda works be huge murals of Frederick Douglass[5] den George Washington. He participate insyd solo den group live paintings for chaw D.C. events, wich na be sponsored by companies like Red Bull, Heineken, Honda, Current TV, Timberland, den Adidas. Insyd December 2011, Udofia den ein work headline a Visual Collaborative pop-up exhibition dem call Visual Grandeur.[6] Udofia design sports wear give companies like AND1 den Native Tongue.
De Village B-Boy
[edit | edit source]Udofia ein "The Village B-Boy" na ebe a collection of over 20 images. De images dey reflect de vitality den exuberance of de biggest musical export into de United States after jazz. Udofia demonstrate de takeover of de Western pop culture by Africa insyd dis collection, dey use graphite, paint markers, acrylic, spray paint den stencils.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "The Art of Aniekan Udofia". www.afro.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "A man afraid of heights is painting the tallest mural in D.C." The Washington Post. November 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ "'D.C. Murals' transforms graffiti into community art". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ "Aniekan Udofia Makes Art with a Social Message".
- ↑ The Washington Post
- ↑ "Visual Grandeur". African Digital Art. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2015.