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irisblue

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Sun Apr 21, 2019, 08:56 AM Apr 2019

Mikael Chukwuma Owunna, Artist "The models look as if they're wrapped in stars."

Every Black Person Deserves To See Themselves This Way'
March 3, 20197:01 AM ET-NPR

(Because of my cheap little android phone & my limits in computer ability, I can't bring these images over.)

snip--"Using fluorescent body paint and ultraviolet light, photographer Mikael Owunna's latest work aims to transform the black body into "the cosmos and eternal." The images evoke celestial beings, magical and otherworldly.

But the concept for the project, Infinite Essence, was sparked by frustration and exhaustion."


I found this artist on tumblr & was dumbstruck by the beauty of these images.


These 2 images-Kinya, 2017, & Uche, 2019, are almost representations of the galaxy being created.

His instagram accounthttps://www.instagram.com/mikaelowunna/

{and as always, I have no benefits from that site}

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Mikael Chukwuma Owunna, Artist "The models look as if they're wrapped in stars." (Original Post) irisblue Apr 2019 OP
Fantastic democrank Apr 2019 #1
Wow! Beautiful...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2019 #2
they're wrapped in stars BarbaraChipps Apr 2019 #3
Welcome to DU. irisblue Apr 2019 #4
Stunning. brer cat Apr 2019 #5
Wonderful! Thanks!❤ Karadeniz Apr 2019 #6
 

BarbaraChipps

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3. they're wrapped in stars
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 11:01 AM
Apr 2019

snip--"Using fluorescent body paint and ultraviolet light, photographer Mikael Owunna's latest work aims to transform the black body into "the cosmos and eternal." The images evoke celestial beings, magical and otherworldly.

But the concept for the project, Infinite Essence, was sparked by frustration and exhaustion."

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