Afro Futurism Visions

Prof. Onli is deep in the process of creating a new body of Rhythmistic werx derived from the images in his 1981 innovative Graphic Novel, "NOG: The Protector of the Pyramides". 

Not only was NOG the first Future-Primitif character published and created by a Black owned operation, NOG predated the advent of the term "Afrofuture" by decades.  

The trending of "Afrofuturism" has given a lot of folks a path to finally appreciate what Onli has been doing since the early 1970s in Art Therapy, Art Education, Creative Community Building, Illustration, Fine Art, Murals and Graphic Novels. 

During peak COVID lockdown Onli was honored with a commission from the ROCTOBER 'ZINE

to illustrate the late, great, Sun Ra, one of the founding architects of Afrofuturism.

His Future-Primitif narrative and flowing have been a baffling challenge for clients, curators, critics imitators, haters, and instructors.  However, Onli stayed the course over the decades. 

He is currently under contract to properly archive his intellectual assets, critical writing and scholarly papers.  Including published works, reviews of his efforts and a wide range of important memorabilia.  This will ensure that insightfully astute students and researchers will have direct access to this trove of experimentation and applications of his Rhythmistic Future-Primitif theories. 

Art enthusiasts and curators will note that Onli is using high quality archival oil paints on cured wood along with some serious acrylic paint applications.  His Rhythmistic flow of ideas and esthetic laces intricately with the narrative of the Nubian of Greatness that is NOG The Protector of the Pyramides!

 

Onli is an advocate of the melding of creativity, culture & commerce.