NEO-IGBO ULI ART

Igbo uli body painting motifs—once drawn in washable dyes on skin—now inspire permanent tattoos, wall murals, and graphic design by contemporary Nigerian artists. The sinuous lines and dots of uli are being reimagined in neon street murals in Lagos and fashion prints in NYC, an inclusive modern reclamation of Igbo femininity and aesthetic, connecting a new generation to ancestral wisdom through art.