Stankonia

$100.00

Stankonia celebrates Black freedom and boundless possibility, drawing inspiration from OutKast's iconic music video for, “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad).” The scene depicts André 3000 running through an urban neighborhood—what many call the projects—with Black children following in his wake. Rather than seeing confinement, the scene depicts liberation. André 3000 becomes an artistic expression of freedom itself, and the children following him embody a refusal to accept the constraints placed upon them by circumstance or income. Their movement is an assertion that they are destined for more than where they are, that they can lead themselves toward opportunity and possibility. Created in ballpoint pen, this portrait channels the high-energy defiance of the song and the moment, celebrating the resilience and aspirational spirit of Black youth who dream beyond the boundaries society has drawn.


Print Size: 12in. x 18in.

Stankonia celebrates Black freedom and boundless possibility, drawing inspiration from OutKast's iconic music video for, “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad).” The scene depicts André 3000 running through an urban neighborhood—what many call the projects—with Black children following in his wake. Rather than seeing confinement, the scene depicts liberation. André 3000 becomes an artistic expression of freedom itself, and the children following him embody a refusal to accept the constraints placed upon them by circumstance or income. Their movement is an assertion that they are destined for more than where they are, that they can lead themselves toward opportunity and possibility. Created in ballpoint pen, this portrait channels the high-energy defiance of the song and the moment, celebrating the resilience and aspirational spirit of Black youth who dream beyond the boundaries society has drawn.


Print Size: 12in. x 18in.