laolu nyc Archives | Visi https://visi.co.za/tag/laolu-nyc/ SA's most beautiful magazine Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:31:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://visi.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ICO-32x32-Black-1-1-32x32.png laolu nyc Archives | Visi https://visi.co.za/tag/laolu-nyc/ 32 32 Laolu Senbanjo’s Striking Artworks https://visi.co.za/laolu-senbanjos-striking-artworks/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:00:46 +0000 https://visi.co.za/?p=573055 Nigerian visual artist Laolu Senbanjo, known as Laolu NYC, has showcased his talent through a series of collaborations with big brands and celebrities, using his work as a way to celebrate his Yoruba heritage.

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Nigerian visual artist Laolu Senbanjo, known as Laolu NYC, has showcased his talent through a series of collaborations with big brands and celebrities, using his work as a way to celebrate his Yoruba heritage.

He produces a variety of artworks using different mediums and creative processes in a unique style, which he has coined “Afromystics”.

Following five years spent practicing as a human rights lawyer in his home country, Laolu decided to move to New York City to pursue a career in art.

His style of body painting art, The Sacred Art of the Ori, was featured in Beyoncé’s popular visual album Lemonade, creating a hype surrounding the artist’s exclusive work.

Laolu also recently joined forces with Belvedere Vodka on a limited-edition bottle.

Follow Laolu on Instagram to keep up to date with his work.

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