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My theme is everything to do with mysticism and the occult and the unknown. I have been drawn to these aspects of life and art and it is greatly reflected in my artwork and my interests. Feelings of isolation and marginalization have driven me to seek other worlds and beings, and I find solace with them through art. This unknowable aspect to the human psyche is what draws me to the haloed figures in art history books and museums and to the gods we cast in stone. To draw or paint them allows me a glimpse of something ancient and unfathomable and fills me with an indescribable sense of awe. The idea that there are others so close to us yet just beyond the grasp of human comprehension excites me and drives me to know them as well as I can whether it be through art or writing. That added with the aesthetic values of the metaphysical is what draws me to this area of art and remains a central commonality throughout my pieces.
Death
Death
I decided to paint the ‘DEATH’ card from the
Rider Waite Deck because of its aesthetic values as well as it’s
Meaning. It represents endings, change and transformation.
Finding Midian
Finding Midian
This is a scene taken from my favorite book, Cabal By Clive Barker. Passages from the book were pasted atop the painting depicting midian, a cemetery housing a race of humanoids who hide from mankind. It represents the alienation I have felt, and how I have searched for belonging throughout my life.
The Star
The Star
Also from the raider waite deck, the star represents future, inspiration and contentment.
L'enlèvement de Psyché
L'enlèvement de Psyché
A sketch of the artwork Originally painted by William- Adolphe Bouguereau atop a page depicting the myth of The Abduction of Psyche by Cupid.
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
My recreation of “Fallen Angel” By Alexandre Cabanel. The iconic painting portrays Lucifer as he is cast from heaven, tears falling from his eyes. The emotion and the portrayal of Lucifer as beautiful is what drove me to recreate it.
Jacob Wrestles the Angel
Jacob Wrestles the Angel
Recreation of Jacob Wrestling With The Angel by Alexander Louis Leloir depicting the scene in Genesis 32:22-32. The concept of man’s interaction with the divine is one I enjoy.
The Haloes
The Haloes
Recreation of “The Haloes” By Louis Welden Hawkins. (1849-1910) using coffee and gold acrylic. I liked the contrast between the brown and the gold.
The Resurrection Of The Flesh
The Resurrection Of The Flesh
A detail from The Fresco The Resurrection of The Flesh by Luca Signorelli. I like that particular figure with the skyward gaze as he emerges from the ground on judgement day.
Al-Muhdib
Al-Muhdib
A depiction Of The Jinn King Al- Mudhib from the Persian book of wonders. He is from a tribe of jinn infamous for their mastery of the occult. He possesses the knowledge of the alchemical transmutation of gold, the workings of the sun , as well as other occult matters. As a muslim, jinn are culturally significant and I am interested in them.
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Recreation of Cupid And Psyche by Edward Burne-jones in coffee and acrylic
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