‘GMA’ honors a Black muralist pushing for social change

To celebrate Black History Month, “GMA” celebrates artist and Afro-futurist Georgie Nakima of Garden of Journey, who paints larger-than-life visuals.
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>>> BACK NOW ON "GMA." WE'RE ABOUT TO REVEAL THE INCREDIBLE MURAL BY AFRO FUT FUTURIST GEORGIE NAKIMA IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. LOOK AT WHAT GOES INTO HER PROCESS. ♪ VIBRANT, BOLD, AFRO FUTURISTIC, THAT IS WHAT ARTIST GEORGIE NAKIMA IS GOING FOR EVERY TIME HER PAINT MEETS THE CANVAS. HER SPRAWLING EYE-POPPING MURALS TRANSFORMING BRICK WALLS INTO WORKS OF ART. >> MY WORK IS ROOTED INTO AFRO FUTURISM. THERE IS BLACK HOPE. THERE'S BLACK RESILIENCE IN THE FUTURE AND IT IS HOW WE IMAGINE THE FUTURE THAT WE WANT TO LIVE IN. >> WITH THE BACKGROUND IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY THE NORTH CAROLINA NATIVE CREATES PIECES WITH TIES TO NATURE AND SCIENCE WHILE ALSO PAYING HOMAGE TO AFRICAN HERITAGE. >> I LOVE THE IDEA OF GOING DEEPER INTO HISTORY, DEEPING INTO ANCESTRY AND LOOKING INTO THE DIASPORA AND HOW WE'RE BONDED THROUGH OUR STRUGGLES, OUR BEAUTY. >> BEFORE WE REVEAL HER LATEST CREATION, SHE WANTS US ALL TO KNOW -- >> THIS MURAL IS A REFLECTION. >> WE'RE JOINED BY GEORGIE NAKIMA FROM GARDEN OF JOURNEY AND TIME FOR THE FINAL REVEAL. >> YES. >> SO, GEORGIE, FOR YOU HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW YOU CREATED A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT WILL LIVE ON IN OUR "GMA" STUDIOS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. >> IT FEELS AMAZING. IT REALLY FEELS SUPER INCREDIBLE. >> YOU READY TO DO THIS? >> I AM. >> A LITTLE DRUM ROLL, PLEASE. COME ON OVER HERE. DRUM ROLL, PLEASE. [ DRUM ROLL ] >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK. WOW, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> AND JUST AROUND TO THE CAMERA. WHAT ARE YOU CALLING IT? >> THE NAME OF THIS PIECE IS COSMIC OCEAN. >> COSMIC OCEAN. AND YOU SAID THAT YOUR ART IS A REFLECTION OF YOU. AND HOW IS THAT? >> I MEAN IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU. IT'S A REFLECTION OF ALL OF US. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ASK WHO IS IT? WHO ARE YOU PAINTING? I'M LIKE, IT'S YOU. IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A SINGLE PERSON OR SINGLE ANYONE. IT'S JUST SUPPOSED TO CREATE A FEELING, SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM WITHIN. >> WHICH IS AMAZING. YOU STUDIED BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY. >> YES. >> AND YOU'RE AN ARTIST. >> THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. THAT WAS ANOTHER LIFE. >> ANOTHER LIFE. >> I KNOW ALL ABOUT OTHER LIVES. GEORGIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND FOR EVERYBODY HERE AT "GMA," IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, ASK

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