Ananda Nahu Explained

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]

Nahu was introduced to the art of graffiti when she met graffiti artist and current husband, Rodrigo Izolag. As a result, she began using stencils in order to create wall arts. 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.[2]

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.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jones . Aleyna . 1 April 2014 . Interview + Graphic Essay: Ananda Nahu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210216101919/https://kalamu.com/neogriot/2014/04/01/interview-graphic-essay-ananda-nahu/ . 16 February 2021 . 29 November 2022 . neo-groit.
  2. Web site: Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528010915/https://www.anahu.com/biography . 28 May 2022 . 17 September 2017 . Anahu.com.
  3. Web site: Stockley . Tom . 29 May 2015 . Meet the artist: Ananda Nahu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527155838/https://abelhacachaca.com/meet-the-artist-ananda-nahu-2/?v=79cba1185463 . 27 May 2022 . 17 September 2017 . Abelha . en-US.
  4. Web site: 10 January 2014 . Ananda Nahu & Jeremy Thal: SOUNDING WALLS / SOANDO PAREDES . 29 November 2022 . BRIC . en.
  5. Web site: 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130025504/https://streetartnyc.org/blog/2015/07/22/faces-from-the-block-the-brazilian-bronx-connection-with-izolag-ananda-nahu-and-ricky-flores-through-august-10-at-bronxartspace/ . 30 November 2022 . 29 November 2022 . Street Art NYC.
  6. Web site: 14 November 2015 . Faces from the Block – Izolag, Ricky Flores, Ananda Nahu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405181119/https://bx200.com/portfolio/faces-from-the-block-izolag-ricky-flores-ananda-nahu/ . 5 April 2018 . 29 November 2022 . Bronx 200 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Gonzalez . David . 17 August 2015 . A South Bronx Graffiti Walkabout . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112221044/https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/a-south-bronx-graffiti-walkabout/ . 12 November 2022 . 29 November 2022 . The New York Times: Lens Blog . en.
  8. Web site: Rezende . Marcelo . Marcelo Rezende . 2 July 2015 . 7 creatives redefining Brazilian art and design: 'The future has just begun' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814065929/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/brazil-best-new-designers-art/index.html . 14 August 2022 . 15 September 2017 . CNN.
  9. Web site: Smedley . Chealsia . 9 February 2017 . A New Ohio City Mural Paints a Community of Togetherness . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523112356/https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/articles/new-ohio-city-mural . 23 May 2022 . 17 September 2017 . Cleaveland Magazine . en.
  10. Web site: Rachel Dissell . The Plain Dealer . 13 November 2016 . 'Kings and queens' of Lakeview Terrace reflected on mural . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416112938/https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2016/11/kings_and_queens_of_lakeview_terrace_reflected_on_mural_wall_that_for_decades_has_divided_residents_from_ohio_city_photos_videos.html . 16 April 2021 . 29 November 2022 . Cleveland.com . en.
  11. Web site: Taylor . Elise . 20 January 2022 . This New São Paulo Hotel Is a Design Marvel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524110407/https://www.vogue.com/article/this-new-sao-paulo-hotel-is-a-design-marvel . 24 May 2022 . 29 November 2022 . . en-US.
  12. News: Nicoll . Ruaridh . 2 February 2022 . Natural wonder — the leafy luxury of São Paulo’s newest hotel . . live . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215220328/https://www.ft.com/content/d97a65f8-c823-4fa5-9109-9bcccb5f5e48 . 15 February 2022.

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