Ghanaian born USA bred Dennis Owusu-Ansah is now an internet sensation after breaking the internet by making international African American artistes and celebrities Africans through his art which completely changes the way we see and perceive our favorite artistes and celebrities.
The 26 years old artiste who is currently a student at the SUNY Institute of Technology in New York majoring in Business and Major left his native country, Ghana at the tender age of 13 to go live in the United States of America in new York says that art has always been a part of him since he was a toddler and the tender age of 7 years old, he was always drawing characters he was watching on the television and through the years he has managed to perfect his art of drawing.
When asked about why he came about the idea of drawing African American artistes with kente, he simply said that he was once laughed at and teased with African American men for wearing kente to go to church and at that moment is where he decided to educate the world in general about the rich history of African culture and specifically that of Ghana.
That’s how the New York based artiste came about to draw various celebrities wearing kente and gave them an African name to go with it. Here are the photos of the African American celebrities. You can always follow him on Instagram to see more of his artistic work.
