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ART MEETS EMPOWERMENT
These artists are inspired by (RED)TM and Dell has partnered with them to create
unique artwork for the DellTM Studio laptops. Choose the one that inspires you and
help eliminate AIDS in Africa.
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Joseph Amedokpo lives and works as a professional artist in West Africa. Joseph received education and art training in Nigeria and a scholarship from the Yaba Trade Center, where he studied fine art.
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After a lifetime love of art, design and photography, Siobhan Gunning combines all three in her digital collages, many of which focus on her travels. She currently lives in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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One of the world’s most sought-after industrial designers, Bruce Mau founded the Institute Without Boundaries and is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Toronto Arts and Chrysler Awards.
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Shop Studio 17 Laptop | |  Bio:Joseph Amedokpo was born in Badougbe, a small village near the town of Vogan, Togo, (West Africa)
in 1946. At the age of eight, he moved to Lagos, Nigeria, where he received his education and art
training, receiving a scholarship in fine art at the Yaba Trade Center. Joseph returned to Vogan
in the early '80s to care for his family after his mother fell ill, and from that time, has
supported himself and his family through his painting. He lives in Vogan with his wife and has
five children.
Joseph paints using locally available oils and his canvases are recycled flour sacks. His studio
is part of his family compound, where a tin roof shelters him from the intense African sun and
the seasonal rains. As he paints, Joseph visits with locals and listens to shortwave radio from
other parts of the world. He scribbles on a blackboard the names of people and events he is
curious about. Katrina. Tsunami. The current crop of political leaders. The AIDS crisis in Africa.
His paintings touch on the failures and weaknesses of people, as well as their core strength,
their hopes — how all kings eventually dance naked, brought down to earth with the rest of us.
He hopes his participation with Dell and (PRODUCT) REDTM will expose his art to more people, and
he is glad that his paintings will help eliminate AIDS in Africa.
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Shop Studio 17 Laptop | |  Bio:Born in Mombasa, East Africa, Siobhan Gunning's upbringing involved frequent travels that
brought her into contact with exotic coastlines, endless savannahs, wild animals, Masai and
Samburu tribes (amongst others), the Great Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti
Plains, and the source of the Nile. She now lives in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and derives
daily inspiration from her view of the Umgeni River estuary and the Indian Ocean. She's
passionate about everything African and all of its Arabic, Indian, Portuguese, British and
other influences. She's curious about everything, and the older she gets she realizes how
little she knows. Which makes her even more curious.
Siobhan has been involved in advertising and brand development for over two decades as a
conceptualizer and writer, garnering international recognition. Over the years, she has
collaborated on various projects ranging from documentaries to launching design and art
publications. One of the latter has earned her recognition in Typography, D&AD, U&LC,
and The Art Directors' Annual, amongst others. After a lifetime love of art, design and
photography, she has combined all three with her digital collages. She has had no formal
training in image making which means she doesn't know what rules she is breaking, but
her urge to experiment and the "happy accidents" that often emerge bring her great joy.
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Shop Studio 17 Laptop | |  Bio:Bruce Mau is one of the world's most sought-after designers. He is the creative director of
Bruce Mau Design, and the founder of the Center for Massive Change. Mau's prolific body of
work cuts across many sectors and disciplines. Mau's studio has created books, exhibitions,
retail environments, building graphics, park designs, corporate identities, videos, art
installations, websites, and industrial products.
Bruce was inspired by the science behind the fight against AIDS. His artwork represents the
chemical bonding of the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) that help save lives. He has combined
these bonding patterns with inspirational thoughts about the fight against AIDS.
Mau's honors include the Chrysler Award for Design Innovation; the Toronto Arts Award; an
honorary fellowship at the Ontario College of Art and Design; and honorary doctorates from
the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
and Laurentian University. Mau has authored numerous books and publications on design,
culture and the future.
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