| Intro | Youtuber and Artist | |||||||||
| Known for | Body Arts | |||||||||
| A.K.A. | Yonga_Arts | |||||||||
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Painter Artist Body painter |
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| From | Ghana | |||||||||
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| Gender | male | |||||||||
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18 May 1999, Accra Ghana |
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| Age | 21 years | |||||||||
| Residence | Nungua Buade | |||||||||
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Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku (born 18 May 1999, Accra), better known as Yonga Arts, the name of his artistic brand, is a Ghanaian body artist, painter, and sculptor.
Awuku was born in Accra to Maxwell Awuku and Bridgette Dzidzineyo as the first of three boys. He got his basic school education at Senajoy Preparatory School in Accra and later went to Mawuli School, where he studied visual arts.
He was primarily raised by his mother, who supported his artistic interests from a young age. While growing up, Awuku witnessed the struggles and abuse his mother went through, and this inspired him in his eventual artistic direction. In a 2020 interview with GhanaWeb, he said, “I grew up [in] a broken home where I witnessed the violence my mum had to go through before she finally became the breadwinner for the family…whilst growing up, all I ever wanted to do was depict the strength and empowerment of women and also their ability to procreate and nurture. Awuku is currently studying Commercial Arts in Painting at Takoradi Technical University, Sekondi-Takoradi.
Awuku calls his art Anansinisim, inspired by the Akan mythical spider character Kweku Anansi. He often depicts historical Ghanaian Adinkra symbology on the bodies which he paints. In 2020, he was nominated in the Ghana Arts and Culture Awards.