Brandan B-Mike Odums in partnership with Young Artist Movement
Survive
The mural is a collaboration between the Young Artist Movement (YAM) and “Bmike” Odums. The theme, created in collaboration with YAM students, reflects New Orleans’ joyful resilience. The students’ work is represented by a body of water composed of words and images that symbolize the reality of living in New Orleans. Here, a smiling father gives a child swimming lessons. The father and child represent the people of New Orleans, learning to survive in the water. About Brandan “BMike” Odums Young Artist Movement (YAM) is New Orleans’ first city-wide youth mural program, engaging youth, artists, and communities in sustained public art and place making.
Brandan “BMike” Odums is a New Orleans-based visual artist who, through exhibitions, public programs, and public art works, is engaged in a transnational dialogue about the intersection of art and resistance.