BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Public Art: Murals by Aniekan Udofia

DC -- Public Art: Murals by Aniekan Udofia:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MURANA_190327_01.JPG: Space Is The Place (2015) Aniekan Udofia Latex and spray paint on wood panels 144" x 168" This mural by DC muralist Aniekan Udofia was originally inspired by visiting DCAM co-curator/artist Bill Warrell's studio at the 926 N Street NW, during the planning of the city's Sun Ra festival. Quickly connecting over similar admiration for the performance artists Sun Ra and Erykah Badu, Udofia became inspired to create a mural that would pay homage to multiple generations of creative inspiration. Armed with pencils, which has become a signature of Udofia's work, Erykah strongly gazes directly at the viewer while the Artist Sun Ra, an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances, floats behind her amongst the stars and planets. The above from https://www.dcalleymuseum.com/project/space-is-the-place-2015
2. MURANA_190920_01.JPG: Aniekan mural
3. MURANA_190920_13.JPG: Artist: Aniekan
4. MURANA_190920_21.JPG: Artist: Aniekan Udofia Resurrection Mural, 2015 Location: Bohenian Caverns (2001 11th Street NW)
Wikipedia Description: Aniekan Udofia
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Aniekan Udofia (born 1976) is a portrait artist known for his large-scale paintings and murals in the Washington, D.C. area. His art work familiar to the community of northwest D.C, came to prominence after a mural tribute to American icon Duke Ellington. Udofia garnered national attention with his caricatures and photorealistic illustrations for publications such as XXL, Vibe, DC Pulse, and The Source.

Udofia other famous works were the huge murals of Fredrick Douglass and George Washington. He is also well-known from his solo and group live paintings at various Washington events, which are sponsored by companies like Red Bull, Heineken, Honda, Current TV, Timberland including and Adidas. In December 2011, Udofia and his works headlined a Visual Collaborative pop-up exhibition called Visual Grandeur. Udofia became a household name in the visual hip-hop scene by designing sports wear for companies like AND1 and Native Tongue.
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