Oba Iman
The Witness of a Legend -The Final Nod
The year is 2011. I am standing at the bar of the Lenox Lounge, a 1939 Art Deco beacon that has anchored 125th Street for 72 years. It is a unique crossroads of history: surrounded by streamlined "retro" elegance, we are nodding our heads to Styles P and The Notorious B.I.G. In this moment, the grace of the Harlem Renaissance meets the grit of the 90s NYC diaspora. It is a frequency you can only find here.
The Erasure
By late 2012, the doors are locked. Soon after, the building is demolished—replaced with no landmark. In its place stands a generic space with no significance, a storefront that carries none of the soul that once defined the block. While a 72-year legacy was turned to dust, the atmosphere remains a permanent record in my subconscious archive. As a native New Yorker born in 1982, I am a witness and I am the storyteller charged with keeping this rhythm alive.
Building New Walls
Step Into Elegance is a hand-drawn distillation of that memory, created using my eyes, mind, heart, and fingers. By drawing directly into the digital world from a raw sketch without a stylus, I capture the raw "human trace" of the bass hitting in that front room. The walls you see in this piece are the ones I drew to replace the void—new walls designed to house the elegance that the city tried to erase.
The Forever Art
The doors on 125th Street are gone, but through this work, you still get to step back into that world. I designed the Lenox Lounge footstool to be the physical bridge. All you have to do is close your eyes and imagine stepping on the stool; it takes you back to that bar, that beat, and that era. The old walls were torn down and replaced with nothing, but these new walls and the artistry remain forever.
The Mark
The Mark
The Mark features "The Creative Face," a visual signature born from a dedicated 9-month process of passion and subconscious refinement. This logo embodies a lifelong commitment to the arts, representing passion through Red and inspiration through Yellow. It serves as a stamp of authenticity for every hand-drawn piece that flows directly from the eyes, mind, heart, and fingers. Whether in vibrant color or raw black and white, it marks a journey from a subconscious spark to a limited-edition digital collectible.e
How to Use Collective
How to Use Collective
The Collective Legacy™
This collection is built on the belief that art is a transformative force. If you ever encounter blank walls, think of them as untold stories. Our mission is to solve the problem of uninspired spaces by bringing a "pulse" of emotion and inspiration directly into your home. Or, if you have a curated wall already, there is always room for one more. Whether a piece reflects dreamlike imagination, real-life memories, or abstract line work, it brings unique creativity to those spaces. When you acquire a work from the Collective Legacy, you aren’t just a spectator—you get to continue the story and add to it, making your experience a documented part of a shared creative history.
Limited Collectibles
While the Legacy focuses on a to try tuu If shared narrative, these Limited Collectibles are original editions that ensure your investment in this hand-drawn journey remains exclusive and rare. Each piece is a unique trek through history and the abstract, offering a perspective that sets any collection apart.
Oba Iman crafts original, limited collectible editions that translate deep emotion and creative energy into hand-drawn stories. Through direct patronage via the online gallery, you are not just acquiring art; you are making an emotional investment in the future of digital art. Each purchase fuels the journey from the raw Sharpie sketch to the vibrant digital final, providing the critical support necessary for a living artist to innovate, experiment, and share new imaginative works with the world.
Hand Drawn Limited Collectible
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