Oluola Slawn

Olaolu 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

He had his debut exhibition in September 2021 at Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. In an interview with The Face, he is quoted as saying, "I don’t even know why people want this shit ... I wouldn’t buy this shit. I just have no interest in my art. I make it so I can fuck about.”[4][5]

After working as a shop assistant in a skate shop, he and fellow skaters Leo and Onyedi started a streetwear brand called Motherlan.[6][7][8]

In 2022, Skepta debuted his first painting on a collection for Sotheby's[9] auction organized by Slawn for charity.[10][11]

He was the statuette and set designer for the 2023 Brit Awards.[12][13][14]

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. "An interview with artist Olaolu Slawn". The Face. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. "Slawn - 10 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  6. Petty, Alex Sossah,Grace Ladoja,Felix. "Interview with Nigerian skate crew Motherlan for i-D's Get Up Stan Up Issue". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. "In the Studio With Slawn Talking Motherlan, Virgil & Making Cops Feel Stupid". Highsnobiety. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  8. "Motherlan: The Birthplace of Lagos Skating". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  9. "Bobo n Jarrad Go To Church, Slawn, b. 2000". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  10. Nasinde, Shama. "British rapper Skepta guest curates Sotheby's auction and debuts his first painting". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  11. "From Lagos to London, Oluola Slawn Is Living Wild". Hypebeast. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  12. "Brit Award statue is being compared to a penis and it's impossible not to see". LADbible. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  13. "Brit Awards: Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead male-dominated nominations". BBC News. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  14. Elliott, Martha (2022-11-24). "Discover the Brit Awards 2023 trophy design by Slawn". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.


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