The artist and graphic designer, Eric Ade Tanaouh, from Côte d’Ivoire, gained fame and momentum, around a distinguished project of designed images, in a project called “Alien Humans, as he mixes human features with features of aliens to create what is called”Humaliensor alien humans.

Tanaoh, 28, drew the idea for his innovative project, drawing inspiration from the art movement known as Afrofuturismwhich combines various African cultures, diasporas, and elements of science fiction, according to the site CNN Arabic.

The movement rebounded after “Black Panther”

The movement has seen a major resurgence recently, despite its age, as it has been around since the late 20th century, thanks in part to the famous superhero movie “BLACK PANTHERin 2018.

The artistic work, in addition to his regular work, which Tanaoh does is to process images of models using the “Photoshop” program. Tanaoh revealed that he did not study photography formally, as he learned most of what he knows through simple educational lessons on the “YouTube” platform.

And when he began to create works of art aligned with the themes of the movement “Afrofuturist”He didn’t know the style had a name, and Tanaweh discovered the broader art movement after stumbling across other African artists on the Internet..

The term aliens was inspired by a poet on Instagram

and term HumaliensAliens, Tanawah was inspired by a poet he found on Instagram and liked very much..

The poet Ron Lazuli coined the term “HumaliensTo define the physical and spiritual duality of human beings, Tanawah modified this definition to suit his artistic style.

The Ivorian artist said: “Characters HumalienA more advanced version of humans, who live in a nearby galaxy.” He added, “I have been documenting the daily life of their time on Earth for several years through these images.”

His work has mostly shown women as alien human figures, explaining that “African women are a symbol of life, kindness, grace and beauty. I think women are more diverse than men.”“.

Tanaouh has not yet had the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition, but he is preparing for the first exhibition in Abidjan this year, and he aspires to produce an animated film that shows his characters from “Humaliens“.

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