President Barack Obama x Anna Wilding x Marc Craig
This collaboration was months in the making. This unique large format 1/1 rare artwork, based on one of Anna Wilding's iconic photographs "When an Invitation Wasn't a Question" explores the colors that make up President Obama's incredible life and leadership.
The doodles of British street artist Marc Craig entice the viewer to zoom in closely to the artwork to see the incredible and detailed artistry it presents and thereby give us additional moment to pause and reflect on the stunning life of President Obama.
Reminiscent of complex aboriginal paintings, the doodles cartoon figures, at times almost seem like spacewomen and men that appear to jump out to delight and remind us and enforce the inherent humor in this significant and well known photograph.
Anna Wilding did interview, for a film she directed, the astronauts of the STS 133 space shuttle and 3 years later coincidentally bumped into one of the astronauts, at the Obama White House. Therefore it is reminder that a Presidential legacy often stretches from our fruitful lush earth to the planets above. In fact President Obama administration was keenly focused on implementing stem initiatives which no doubt has contributed to the current progression in space , tech and and science, and indeed this very NFT space.
Most of all this artwork, as in Anna Wilding's original photograph and her entire work of the Obama administration portrays the humanity and dignity of President Obama and that is inherent in all of us.
Marc Craig is a highly sought-after British street artist who has gained considerable recognition in the UK over the last couple of years with his signature doodle style. He has painted murals at a range of esteemed venues, including Tate Britain, the Royal College of Art, UBS and the Banksy Tunnel in Leake Street. In the last 10 years Marc’s portfolio of clients has included Guinness, Nescafé and Wahaca (200ft mural ). Marx is currently working on creating a metaverse platform and runs his own online gallery called Chopperchunky supporting NFT artists with free monthly exhibitions.
Marc studied Contemporary Visual Arts at University College, Falmouth. Recently, Marc was interviewed by BBC Spotlight for the 160ft community mural he completed in Falmouth. He runs a creative collaborative platform which works with charities, schools and health groups.
Anna Wilding is a leading solo exhibiting photo doc, fine art, and street photographer and artist, a former White House news and photo doc photographer, and award winning, film and music video producer director and actor. Anna Wilding's photography and artwork hangs in private & institutional collections. Celebrate Hope the Obama Collection played in multiple art galleries to thousands of visitors and her photographs have been published in magazines and newspapers worldwide.
"Anna's Obama images make me think. I call it "Obama Classicism" after the great masters Raphael & Leonardo Da Vinci " Woody Omens A.S.C
Anna Wilding's body of work in films and photography has been cited in media as '"classic, iconic, impressive, enlightening, beautiful, stunning, engaging, and inspiring"
Ms Wilding's unique work combines classicism and pop culture, is expansive and bridges ages and cultures Ms Wilding.Much of her work has dealt with issues of racism and deals with issues in pioneering and and fresh way.
Anna is often at the forefront of art, tech and science including being part of the team that first bought virtual reality to the world years ago in a music video for New York artist Stanley Jordan which led to the tech being used in hospital and military use and film the Lawnmower Man and so on to Occulus in the present day. Ms Wilding was an exec in production companies and also worked as part of the producing teams on music videos for Rolling Stones, and tour backdrops, UB40 and more. Anna Wilding started in photography as a teenager and already had professional clients and had set up her own studio through her own income by the age of 19. She grew up printing in old school dark rooms . At one point Ms Wilding even painted Mickey Mouse cells for Walt Disney.
Anna has worked with clients from Coca Cola, Nabrisco, Watties, WEA, Warner Bros, VH1, MTV , British Lottery. Her work covered is in consumer and trade press including art magazines including L'Oeil de la Photographie and more.
Celebrate Hope exhibit: "Celebrating the stunning photography of the Obama White House by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Anna Wilding. She absolutely captured the energy of the an era of class, dignity ,hope and glory.A must see exhibit " Geri Jewell -(Deadwood/FactsofLife)
"The President Obama Celebrate Hope exhibit is a salute to the human spirit, an inspiration to be the best that you can be." - Anson Williams (Happy Days and BoGoList.com Founder)
Marc Craig and Anna Wilding are happy to bring you this unique artwork
