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Ekundayo (Dayo) was born in Honolulu,HI in 1983 where he lived with his mother and father until the age of five when his mother and father could no longer get along Ekundayo’s father snuck him out of the state without his mothers knowledge and for seven years Ekundayo and his father moved from place to place living a life on the run. Meanwhile in her desperate need to find her son Ekundayo's mother helped start Hawaii's first clearing house for missing children.

The life on the run ended in 1994 when his father moved to California with Ekundayo's sister, because his father was dying from cancer. In early 1995 Ekundayo's father passed away from lung cancer; Ekundayo was eleven.

He lived with his sister, brother in- law, four nieces and his sisters’ mother in a small three-bedroom, one-bath house in Pacoima, CA. It was in this house at age 13 that Ekundayo discovered his love for art. After being involved in school fights stealing and hanging with the wrong people he was suspended from school. One day while in the garage he found one of his uncle's black book. This uncle wrote for a graff crew in L.A. called C.H.B. This book completely changed Dayo's life. He became obsessed with drawing and copied every single page in that little book. Meanwhile, the Dept of Justice had located Ekundayo at his sister's home and returned him to the custody of his mother. Dayo went back to Hawaii to live with his mother. His drive to create didn't stop and the encouragement from his family only fueled that ambition.

Shortly after graduating high-school, Ekundayo moved back with his sister and brother in-law in much more spacious accommodations. He attended Pierce College in Winnetka Ca, where he practiced his craft and worked on his portfolio until 2003 when he was accepted to Art Center College of art and design on a scholarship. Although the teachers he studied under and the friends he met while going to the art center were priceless to his development, Ekundayo dropped out after completing his foundation courses because he felt the school lacked the passion and originality that he was looking for in his art study.

Combining both traditional graffiti aesthetics in combination with art historical knowledge using acrylic, gouache,watercolor, ink and various carving techniques Ekundayo paints pictures from the heart in which he pulls from his past experiences. His work reflects his ideas and passions from a very deep place in his artist spirit. His pieces evoke a sense timelessness and meaning that we all strive to find.

UPDATE

Be sure to check out an in depth interview with Ekundayo by Sour Harvest HERE...

... and a sneak peek at his new show RED FOREST with Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez HERE