Six Asian Creatives Share the Inspiration That Drives Them
These creative leaders are driven by everything from comic book art to ancient Chinese sculpture.
By Nafeesah Allen Alice Morgan During this month, we celebrate the heritage of people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. Doing so isn’t just a firm commitment to creating a future that eradicates anti-Asian hate and challenges model minority myths, but it also entails a look back at the past to see how those cultures inform our present. The depth and variety of cultural production emanating from Asia and reverberating throughout global Diasporas have had a lasting impact on the art and design worlds. Many museums and galleries boast impressive collections that nod to those geographies and civilizations. More importantly, the Asian creatives behind art institutions and the creators of contemporary works are bringing fresh perspectives to notions of representation. From curators to comic book designers, creatives
In her youth, Folake Olowofoyeku danced behind closed doors, hidden from her family and friends, those who may never have suspected just how badly she desired to express herself through art. That was a world away ago in Lagos, Nigeria and years before her acting career led her to the title role in Bob Hearts Abishola, the top-rated CBS sitcom she stars in, which concludes its second season this week.
The program has been renewed for a third season and Olowofoyeku has become a household name thanks to its comedic examination of immigrant life and the winning chemistry between her and co-star Billy Gardell. She admits she could rest on the success of the show, but instead she’s taking cautious steps out of another hidden room to dance into the light as a musician. Recently, she released the single “Melanin No Ni,” an Afro-alternative electronic ode to all things melanated.
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