I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes a… - Toyin Ojih Odutola

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I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that, I was interested in Japanese manga and anime.

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About Toyin Ojih Odutola

Toyin Ojih Odutola (born 1985) is a Nigerian-American contemporary visual artist known for her vivid multimedia drawings and works on paper. Her unique style of complex mark-making and lavish compositions rethink the category and traditions of portraiture and storytelling. Ojih Odutola's artwork often investigates a variety of themes from socio-economic inequality, the legacy of colonialism, queer and gender theory, notions of blackness as a visual and social symbol, as well as experiences of migration and dislocation.

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The graphic style itself is influenced by a lot of very layered and detailed comics that I read as a kid, like 'Vagabond' by Takehiko Inoue.

I don't think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it to fulfill.

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence.

I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that, I was interested in Japanese manga and anime. - Toyin Ojih Odutola

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