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Art Breaker - The Art of Breakin

Hanifa Hudson, formerly known as B-Girl Bubbles, rose to fame in the 1980's as the UK's first female break dancer. Her artwork known as 'Art Breaker' is a unique, creative way of painting on to canvas without the use of paintbrushes or aerosols.
B-Boying or breakdancing techniques are the methods used to create shapes and patterns with paint applied to her hands and feet. The movements are accompanied by Hanifa's spoken word, therapeutic ambient sounds of nature and jazz.

Each dance step, twist and spin movement displays patterns of hand and foot prints, as a step-by-step guide of the dance on canvas, mapping the choreography. For the first time both street dance and contemporary art worlds collide creating stunning abstract art on canvasses right in front of your eyes.
Expressing the true root of break beats and funk - the inspiration to Hanifa's movement and the key to B-Boying on canvas.

Art Breaker was first shown through the Decibel Performing Art Showcase back in 2007. Since then Hanifa developed a residency at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. This hugely anticipated project saw young and old come together through workshops, artist talks, films and performances.

Read more about Hanifa and the project here.

For further information please contact:
Indy Hunjan
Tel: +44(0) 7977449052

Who's involved

• Arts Council England
• Hanifa Hudson
• Indy Hunjan - Project Manager
• Renderghost
  
• Wolverhampton Art Gallery