Listen "Mad Explosive w/ painter Dawn Okoro"
Episode Synopsis
Studio Noize fam, Dawn Okoro, returns to the show to catch us up on her art life. Dawn has been through some major changes since we last talked to her. She toured her Punk Noir show, created and showed new work in London, and featured her work in movies, tv shows, and Life Water bottles! We talk about her latest show, Mad Explosive Spontaneity, Kool-Aid drawings, and baking to survive the pandemic. It’s always great to catch up with the fam! Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 153 topics include:Mad Explosive Spontaneity showshowing work internationallyworking during the pandemicKool-AId drawingsLife Water deal and responsechanging your art processworking with models onlinePunk Noir updatespublicity from having art in movies and tv showshow Dawn sees her career growthDawn Okoro is a multidisciplinary artist living in Austin, Texas. Her desire to make art sparked from her love of fashion illustration and design. Her work is influenced by punk, hip-hop, and the composition techniques used in fashion photography.Okoro’s art is highlighted on Season 2 of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC. Her work can be seen in theaters in Sony Pictures’ “The Invitation,” opening on August 26. She has collaborated with Pepsico, with her art on the company’s LIFEWTR water bottles. Okoro is featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, USA Today, W Magazine, and Essence. Her art was recently exhibited at Christie’s New York. In 2022, Okoro made her UK debut with her solo exhibition, “Mad Explosive Spontaneity” at Maddox Gallery.See More: okorostudio.com + Dawn Okoro IG @dawnokoro Follow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast
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