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Emancipate! Oluwakemi

afrolicious — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:43 +0000

Emancipate! Oluwakemi is a beautiful site following Oluwakemi’s mission to be free. In her own words, “I am Oluwakemi and I need to be free.” These beautiful posters titled “Humility” and “Confidence” are part of a series of nine posters illustrating her Nine Tenets. Check them out and consider purchasing one (or all!) to support Oluwakemi’s work.

812Studio: Afriky Lolo

afrolicious — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:44:15 +0000

Just came across these beautiful flyers from 812Studio for Afriky Lolo’s 2010 West African dance celebration. Check out the texture! The movement! The color! Gorgeous on the web, even better in print, I imagine. Click on the images to check out the rest of the collection.

The LXD

afrolicious — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:44:46 +0000

If you haven’t heard of The LXD, I’m happy to introduce you. They’ve made it to the Oscars, TED, and So You Think You Can Dance.

Jim Chu is the creator of this online dance adventure – an epic story told through media of film and dance. You can view episodes on Hulu. Peep the most recent one Robot Lovestory below:

For Your Inspiration

afrolicious — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:54:46 +0000

It’s Monday and if you’re like me, you work at an interesting 9-5 but need some visual inspiration to jump start your week. Here are a few teasers from the Afrolicious Network:

Kela Coto via African Weekly Inspiration

Seydou Keïta from The Walther Collection

M.I.A for Complex Magazine via Single Bubble Pop

Utrecht Grotesk from exljbris

So Afrolicious: Rachel Stewart

afrolicious — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:17:51 +0000

I am in love with the bold expressions of Rachel Stewart.

I came across Rachel Stewart’s work by way of her accessories. I love the bold pieces and the photography and just the entire execution of her shop:

Support the creative spirit! Check out Rachel’s blog, her shop and her flickr!

Kayla Jones

afrolicious — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:00:36 +0000

In her blog description, Kayla Jones writes, “My life is my biggest art project.” And in fact, her vibrant graphics and art bring life to whatever brand she’s designing, don’t you agree?

I especially love her treatment of the brand Ghana.

You can see more of her work on Behance, Flickr, Vimeo and her blog. Leave a comment or two on her work while you’re at it! Tell her we sent you

Mequitta Ahuja

afrolicious — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:16 +0000

Afrogalaxy, Enamel on Paper, 96″X104″ 2007

There are millions of ways to tell your stories, to carve out the meaning of your existence in this lifetime. Mequitta Ahuja’s work is a fascinating blend of storytelling and painting. In her own words:

I refer to my ongoing project as Automythography. A variation of author Audre Lorde’s 1982 coined term, Automythography combines history, myth and personal narrative. My process begins with private performances in front of the camera. Through both inward and outward gaze, posture and dress, I position myself as agent of my own depiction. I document these performances using a remote shutter control and use the resulting photographs as non-fictional source material. Through preliminary drawings, I add invented elements. The resulting self-portraits embody a means of self-invention and creative self-sufficiency.

My jaw literally dropped when I found her work through Bianca’s tumblr called beauty in the small.

Click through each image to find out more about the artist. Support Mequitta Ahuja by spreading the word!

FILM: African Booty Scratcher

afrolicious — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:34:43 +0000

The phrase “African Booty Scratcher” is, for me, a very interesting one. It was what we were called by our African American peers growing up in the 1990s. As children of African immigrants and African immigrants ourselves we had this curious place in between cultures where we would soon begin to carve out ways to tell stories of our own.

Found on Liberator Magazine Nikyatu Jusu gives the world this beautiful film on that space in between. I like the way it’s resolved, the little nuances of the African mother, the jolof rice, the nosy little brother. All of it: #thatsafrican!

Support Nikyatu Jusu and Liberator Magazine by checking out their websites and spreading the story.

African Booty Scratcher-Short Film by Nikyatu Jusu from Nikyatu Jusu on Vimeo.

Epitaph – Makhulu Productions

afrolicious — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:10:23 +0000

epitaph from rowan pybus & faith47 on Vimeo.

No words from me except: beautiful.

Voraciously Afrolicious: Michelle DeLuca

afrolicious — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:19 +0000

When my sisters and I were younger, we were avid readers. And by avid I mean voracious. And by voracious I mean your books were not safe in our hands. I haven’t made reading as important in my life these days, but I do love when I come across art and design that interacts with the act of reading.

I think Michelle DeLuca does this well with her work where text becomes art, art becomes the story. Besides, isn’t it about time the novel got a reboot? Where

Here’s some of her stuff for your mind. Make sure to check out her blog!