Inua Ellams

Bio – Inua Ellams
Born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria '1984, Inua Ellams is a Word and Graphic Artist, a writer with a style as influenced by Classic literature as it is by hip hop, by Keats as it is by MosDef. Rooted in a love for rhythm and language, he crosses 18th century romanticism & traditional story telling with contemporary diction, loose rhythm and rhyme. However, his first love was visual art; the first time he toyed with a pencil, he fell for the magic of line and form. He works extensively as a graphic designer / visual artist and also tries to mix the old with the new juxtaposing texture and pigment with flat shades of color and digitally created designs. He works in online and print.
Clients Include (Word):
The BBC's Politics show // 'Goats Milk & Mathematics' – Chris Ofili, // 'Night Knuckles and Not Writing' & 'Waterfront' – Louis Vuiton // 'What Becomes of the Broken Hearted' – Flipped Eye Ltd // 'The 14th Tale' – BAC, Apples & Snakes, London Word Festival // Untitled – Soho Theatre. // "The ScapeGallow' – Tate Modern // Ife' [Night] At The [British] Museum // 'Untitled' – Soho Theatre // 'Knightwatch' – Albany Theatre Deptford. // (to name a few)
Clients Include (Graphic):
Airwaves // Coca Cola // Puma // Slam // Flipped Eye // Poejazzi // Onetaste // Apples and Snakes // Avant Garde //East London Dance // Frantic Assembly // Medical Foundation (Torture care) // Syllabus // Blacktronika // Soup Session // Mahogany Browne // Tenderstar // First Love Music // Jamie Woon // (to name a few)
For Fun //
Concerning liquids, He believes in aPple jUice, likes his coffee absent and claims to conjure Cristal out of rain puddles. Concerning solids, He believes in green apples, likes his steak well done, and claims to have a desk carved of brimstone and beautiful. Concerning life, he believes it is the greatest symphony of all, that people all freestyle and adlib to it, but once in a while, they have to conform to the beat. Within the symphony are significant riffs like Ghandi or King- they give kudos to the great concert.
He is currently trying to riff.