Afro Futuristic visual art is born of Rhythmism! Onli's Future-Primitif works have been shown to positive acclaim with The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Cool Globes, The Tubman Museum, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, The Krannert Museum, The DuSable Museum of Black History, The Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago Children's Museum, & The FIAP in Paris. Educators, enthusiasts, collectors, curators, collectors, & critics are.. WELCOME!
"NOG Emerges" 2021 Copyright 2021 Turtel Onli
Inspired by "NOG" being the Future-Primitif face of the blockbuster group exhibition at the change making, trend setting Museum of Contemporary Art, Summer / Fall 2021 called "Chicago Comics: 1960 Until Now", curated by Dan Nadel. . NOG was mural sized on the MCA's outer wall near the door to its Museum Store which featured NOG merchandise in the form of a Tote Bag, post cards, a ever-cool NOG Sketch Book, plus autographed copies of "Tales From The Rhyhthmic Zone", the Graphic Novel that includes expanded versions of the original NOG stories. So Rhythmistic! All artwork on this blog by Prof. Onli is Copyright 2023 Turtel Onli , and other dates. All Rights Protected & not to be remixed, rebooted or used commercially without a signed agreement with Prof. Onli.
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Saturday, May 29, 2021
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago is opening up the Summer / Fall 2021 season with the amazing landmark group exhibition, "Chicago Comics: 1960 until Now!" SHOW LINK
The MCA is featuring a mural-sized public outdoor promotional display of the iconic 1980 image of the first Rhythmistic hero character published by ONLI STUDIOS, "NOG: The Protector of the Pyramides"/ AKA. The Nubian of Greatness! LINK
Created and sold by the "Father of the Black Age", Prof. Turtel Onli. ONLI STUDIOS LINK
This honor propels "NOG" on to the vaulted level of Graphic Novel's industry and academic legend.
This exhibition includes publications of ONLI STUDIOS from 1973 until 1982. Historic!
Onli coined the term "Rhythmism" to express an awareness of the pathways of genetic memory in the artistic process resulting in that expression of the Future-Primitif in the early 1970s. His practice has maintained its value and impact in fine & commercial visual art, art education along with art therapy as a precursor to the trending of Afrofuturism and other terms created by folks not of the African Diaspora. This refinement is an intelligent autonomous scaffolding on the term "Black Art".
Academics, historians, students, professionals, and fans often debate the impact and value of styles and genres created, cultured and commercialized by members of the African Diaspora in contrast to those empowered by better financed members of the mainstream. LINK
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Long before the term Afrofuturism started its trend....Onli created in 1979 "NOG: The Nubian of Greatness" as the first Rhythmistic character.
Onli is working on a series of NOG inspired art works in serious anticipation of offers and opportunities form Museums and major galleries now that NOG is featured in a group exhibition in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Summer & Fall 2021. This one is called "NOG Emerges"!
Friday, May 14, 2021
LINK NOG.... The first Rhythmistic character created by Turtel Onli and published by ONLI STUDIOS LLC in 1981 is featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. "Chicago Comics: 1960 until Now!" Summer & Fall 2021!
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