Munta Magic

My name is Munta Eric Mpwo, originally from Democratic Republic of the Congo. My family and I moved to the United States in 1989 at the age of nine. I had no understanding of art or about how art is made at that time. My first introduction to art was cartoons on the television. Cartoons such as The Adventures of TinTin and Looney Toons really caught my attention. This heavily influenced my artistic vision and aesthetic. Cartoons have also altered the way I view the World due to the fact that I never saw a character that looked like me. Break dancing and hip-hop also had a huge impact in my life because I felt like a lost angry kid without a physical outlet. Hip- Hop and Breakdancing were my first introduction to Black Culture in America. My focus now as a 38 year old man is to represent myself and others of the BIPOC community with my murals, illustrations, and dance. Seeing how we are rarely seen on the screen or on paper inspired me to make the unnoticed and unseen seen. My work stands as a beacon of representation for other young kids and adults to find heros that are not just deemed as visually appealing but physical representations of BIPOC heros and their stories. Using acrylics, latex and aerosol I will continue to bring the imagery I would have wanted to see as a child.Best at what I do 😎