Creative Credits
Creative Direction: @lolita.lorenzo.art
Armor/Amour
“Her hair is her adornment and her clothing is her armor”
Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle, portrays women as symbolic warriors, radiating strength and joy. Combining photography with digital and mixed-media collage, the artist interweaves vivid graphical elements to create bold portraits of her female subjects. The art depicts themes from the past, present and imagined futures, holding up a mirror to the artist’s view of a patriarchal society.
About the Artist
Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle is a Kenyan-American artist based in Paris, France. She finds inspiration in daily life: from strangers, to friends and women she admires. Central themes of culture, tradition and Afrofuturism recur and are woven through her creative process. She is a graduate of the London Royal College of Art.
Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle is also an accessories designer. Her jewelry line combines the artist’s African heritage, with her graphic design background.
