Kobina Wright Launches Crowd Funding Campaign on Indiegogo

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - June 4, 2015 - PRLog -- On June 1^st, artist and writer, Kobina Wright, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to assist in funding her art show titled, STATIC! scheduled to take place this August in Orange County, California.  Wright’s work for the exhibition is inspired by the fight against authoritative abuse of power.  Currently, there are 27 days left of the campaign.

Wright’s abstract work was initially inspired by the death and FBI cover-up of Fred Hampton, however, Wright’s work from the STATIC! series has broadened, encompassing the issue and fight against, police brutality, rogue government actions and the abuse of authority.

For the initial launch on the 1^st of June, Wright organized what was called “The STATIC! Wave, in which a video about the art show and its inspiration was forward by waves according to time zones.  The time set to launch the first wave of the video was at noon, Eastern Standard Time.

About Fred Hampton

Hampton was born on August 30, 1948 and became the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the BPP, and deputy chairman of the national BPP. He was murdered while sleeping in his apartment during a raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County's State's Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  Hampton died on December 4, 1969.  He was 21 years old.

About Kobina Wright

Wright is an American writer, artist, actress and language creator.  She is known primarily for her poetry and abstract art which is constantly evolving.  Wright is the creator of the Hodaoa-Anibo language which she began to develop in 2003 and published “The Hodaoa-Anibo Dictionary.”  Wright has exhibited her art work in several countries including London, The United States, Thailand, Suriname, Slovenia and The Netherlands.

To view Wright’s STATIC! campaign on Indiegogo or to help fund the show, got to: www.indiegogo.com/projects/static--7/x/10641943#/story

To learn more about Kobina Wright, visit KobinaWright.com.