Diana Ordóñez (born 1987), known professionally as LEDANIA, is a Colombian multimedia artist based in

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. Known mostly for her

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

murals, LeDania also works in photography, graphic design, advertising, artistic makeup, and decorative items such as clothing and accessories.

Career

LeDania is most known for her positive and vibrant graffiti murals, most of which locate in Chapinero, a neighborhood on the north side of

. Her graffiti often features animals and insects from

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, in addition to other mythological, magical, or autobiographical symbols. Other than graffiti, LeDania's figurative works derive from three different artistic movements:

expressionism Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

cubism Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement which began in Paris. It revolutionized painting and the visual arts, and sparked artistic innovations in music, ballet, literature, and architecture. Cubist subjects are analyzed, broke ...

, and

surrealism Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

. The Museum of Contemporary Arts of Bogotá first exhibited LeDania's artwork in 2005. Her work was displayed in 2019 at the Street Lynx Bta, a gallery space representing dozens of

-based artists.

Select exhibits

* 2015 Art Biennial of Paraguay * 2016 Latino Graff * 2017 Arstcape * 2018 Gallery La Ley de Snell,

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Personal life

LeDania's father is an artist and her mother an artisan. She graduated with a master's degree in plastic and visual arts from the

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in 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:LeDania 1987 births Living people Street artists 21st-century Colombian women artists 21st-century American women artists Artists from Bogotá