See Photos--CNN features Ghanaian Artist for portraying top celebs in African wear

The art works of this Newyork based Gh artist has been trending on social media especially Instagram, as he portrays top celebs in the world in African wear. He goes by the name Dennis Owusu-Ansah
In a full feature story, CNN described Dennis Owusu-Ansah as a Ghanaian artist whose pop art images are taking Instagram by storm.
His primary aim is to highlight the beauty of Africa through his works.

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Talking to CNN about what sparked the drawings, Dennis stated; "after witnessing my friend get teased by a group of men for wearing a Kente cloth on our way to church, I figured something must be done to change the perspective of people who are not familiar with the African culture.

"They had no idea what my friend was wearing. One of the guys shouted 'That man has a blanket wrapped around his body like it's winter time.' I saw this incident as an opportunity to educate people about who we are, and what we stand for through my art,’’ he told CNN.


His art has featured celebs like Drake, Chris brown, Nicki Minaj and many more all in bright African traditional dress and traditional names. He choose trending celebs because of the influence they have and using them will change the mentality of our culture. With over 12,000 Instagram followers, Owusu-Ansah's fanbase is growing every day and he has even branched into creating unisex clothing.