Aniekan Udofia Makes Art With a Social Message
Also, music from the newest members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
18 March 2010
Nigerian-born artist Aniekan Udofia in front of one of his murals
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic, in VOA Special English.
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I’m Doug Johnson. Today we tell about an artist in Washington whose work can be found on the sides of several city buildings. And we report on new members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and play some of their music.
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Aniekan Udofia
DOUG JOHNSON: Artist Aniekan Udofia is becoming well known because of his artwork on the walls of buildings in Washington, D.C. Barbara Klein tells us about this artist and his work.
BARBARA KLEIN: Aniekan Udofia was born in Washington to Nigerian parents who were studying at universities in the city. Then the family moved back to Nigeria. However, years later he returned to Washington to develop his skills in painting. Udofia’s love of hip-hop music resulted in a group of paintings of hip-hop musicians. He created other images of famous politicians and human rights activists. He began painting about social issues as his artistic talent developed and his work changed.
artofaniekanudofia.comA work from Aniekan Udofia's "Pencil Gun Revolution" series
Sometimes he paints about corruption and conflicts in Africa. One group of his paintings is called the Pencil Gun Revolution. He chose to use pencils instead of guns to show how wars are really won. Some of the pencils in the paintings almost look like large machine guns. However, he notes the saying that “the pen is mightier than the sword.” He says this is what the paintings are about.
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