Akore – Hommage to Monalisa – 2020
Mixed Media on Canvas (stencil, acrylic, spray paint)
Original Painting by AKORE.
Signed by the artist and with a certificate of authenticity.
50 x 40 cm
Akore is considered one of the most active and recognised urban artists currently in Barcelona. He has participated in numerous solo exhibitions and collective ones, international events and projects. His artwork has been published in National Geographic, Greenpeace, MTV, El Periódico de Catalunya, La Vanguardia, among other publications, and has co-starred in the ‘This is Art’ (TV3 / Movistar+) art series, which is screened in more than 50 countries around the world. He is known in the urban art scene for his colourful, powerful and expressive Afro graffiti. Its unique style is based around post-graffiti and has been defined as primitive, tribal, abstract, hip funk, electroafropunk, and has been called “Afrocolor”. Her portraits and paintings of African tribal women echo the soul of mother Africa, with whom he has always felt spiritually connected. His work is clearly influenced by urban culture, Hip Hop, African-American movements and culture, by African aesthetics, Street Art, Pop.