Oluola Slawn

Oluola Slawn is a British-Nigerian designer and artist. Most of his works include spray paint, large-scale pop art canvases, graffiti, caricatures and murals.[1][2] In 2023, he became the youngest person to design the Britannia statuette for the annual BRIT awards.[3]

Career

In 2022, Skepta debuted his first painting on a collection for Sotheby's[4] auction organized by Slawn for charity.[5][6]

He was the statuette and set designer for the 2023 Brit Awards.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Slawn visits The BRIT School following the announcement that he has designed the 2023 BRIT award". BPI. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. Bromley, Joe (2022-02-04). "Slawn: the 'con-artist' who thanks Virgil Abloh for his success". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. "Meet Olaolu Slawn, Nigerian who designed new Brit Awards statuette". Punch Newspapers. 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  4. "Bobo n Jarrad Go To Church, Slawn, b. 2000". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. Nasinde, Shama. "British rapper Skepta guest curates Sotheby's auction and debuts his first painting". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  6. "From Lagos to London, Oluola Slawn Is Living Wild". Hypebeast. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  7. "Brit Award statue is being compared to a penis and it's impossible not to see". LADbible. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  8. "Brit Awards: Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead male-dominated nominations". BBC News. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. Elliott, Martha (2022-11-24). "Discover the Brit Awards 2023 trophy design by Slawn". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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