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

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

. Known mostly for her

graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

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

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, 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 that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...

, and

surrealism Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to l ...

. 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 * 201
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

Pontifical Xavierian University The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Societ ...

in 2010.

References

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