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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24 W x 16 H x 2 D in
Pharaoh Ramesses II is known to historians and humble genealogists such as myself as "the Great Ancestor". The Greeks called him Ozymandias from his throne name Usermaatre, and his monumental statuary guarded the boundaries of his domain. I chose this angle of his 66 foot tall statues at Abu Simbel, placed to intimidate Nubian traders entering Egypt, because the recess into the stone cliff resembles both his nemes headdress and the pharaoh lying in his sarcophagus. Besides being the ancestor of many pharaohs to follow, he is the ancestor of Persian, Armenian, Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian, French, German, Bohemian, Polish, Kievan, English, Italian, and Scottish royals, among others. 1922 marks the centennial of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, which sparked a global fascination with ancient Egypt, and I proudly take this opportunity to honor my 108th great-grandfather, whose bloodline flows as steadily northward as the Nile.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 16 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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“I create convergent media art that celebrates the values of rural life and of the land itself, that fosters a sense of self-empowerment, self-love, self-representation, community, and the strengths of traditional cultures. My work explores the relationship between both high and low technology cultures, ethnic and class identities, shamanic tourism, and an expanding sense of the natural and supernatural worlds. As a verbal and visual storyteller, I strive to commit my rich and varied life experiences to canvas and paper, sharing the ceremonial life of indigenous communities in both normal and visionary time, and exploring concepts of strength and vulnerability through treatments of my royal, noble, and humble ancestors. What starts out as contemplation becomes, I hope, a portal for the viewer to briefly enter another reality, leaving only a sense of a picture album of the road not taken and a eulogy for the self-imposed limits of our existence.” Books "ESCAPE From the Darkroom! - Old-School Principles Applied to Modern Digital Photography" [2013] https://amazon.com/dp/1484840011/ “GeoHypnotics: A Gentle Way to Access Deeper Consciousness” [2016] Four volumes https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530632501/ ; https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530640121/; https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530644690/ ; https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530786126/ https://amazon.com/author/brianwilkes
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