Ananda Nahu
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Ananda Nahu is a Brazilian graffiti artist born in Bahia, Brazil in 1985.[1][2] In 2001, she moved from Juazeiro to Salvador, where she attended the College of Design in 2003 and the Fine Arts School at the Federal University of Bahia in 2004.[3] Throughout this time, she developed interests in diverse artistic expressions such as photography, Fine Arts Paintings and engravings, as a result of her studies and research on lithography, serigraphy, metal graving, and posters.[2][better source needed]
Nahu was introduced to the art of graffiti when she met graffiti artist and current husband, Rodrigo Izolag.[3] As a result, she began using stencils in order to create wall arts.[3] In Nahu's work, which mostly showcases women, utilizes a variety of techniques, colors, visual effects, and painting styles contribute to her vision of, combining past and modern cultures and people into a harmonious compositions that expresses the pure beauty, strength, and positivity from the nature of human beings.[1][2][better source needed][3]
In 2014, Nahu, along with Jeremy Thal, created a "sound and art" installation at the BRIC House Hallway focused on New York's diaspora communities, SOUND WALLS/SOANDO PAREDES.[4] Over the course of multiple years Nahu collaborated with fellow Brazilian artist, Izolag, and Bronx based photographer, Ricky Flores, to create art based on Flores's work which finally culminated in Faces from the Block at the BronxArtSpace in 2015.[5][6][7]
Nahu was selected as one of the "redefining" artists of Brazil in 2015 by CNN Style.[8] In 2016 she contributed to a large (600 plus feet long) mural in Cleveland, Ohio.[2][9][10] In 2022, Nahu painted a large mural in one of the guest room hallways at the Rosewood hotel in São Paulo.[11][12]
Nahu currently resides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jones, Aleyna (1 April 2014). "Interview + Graphic Essay: Ananda Nahu". neo-groit. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography". Anahu.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Stockley, Tom (29 May 2015). "Meet the artist: Ananda Nahu". Abelha. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Ananda Nahu & Jeremy Thal: SOUNDING WALLS / SOANDO PAREDES". BRIC. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Stavsky, Lois (22 July 2015). "Faces from the Block: The Brazilian-Bronx Connection with Izolag, Ananda Nahu and Ricky Flores through August 10 at BronxArtSpace". Street Art NYC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Faces from the Block – Izolag, Ricky Flores, Ananda Nahu". Bronx 200. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (17 August 2015). "A South Bronx Graffiti Walkabout". The New York Times: Lens Blog. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Rezende, Marcelo (2 July 2015). "7 creatives redefining Brazilian art and design: 'The future has just begun'". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Smedley, Chealsia (9 February 2017). "A New Ohio City Mural Paints a Community of Togetherness". Cleaveland Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Rachel Dissell, The Plain Dealer (13 November 2016). "'Kings and queens' of Lakeview Terrace reflected on mural". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Elise (20 January 2022). "This New São Paulo Hotel Is a Design Marvel". Vogue. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Nicoll, Ruaridh (2 February 2022). "Natural wonder — the leafy luxury of São Paulo's newest hotel". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.