Jubilee Dancers II

2022, 24 x 24 inches. The Jubilee dancers are a new series of paintings I recently started. They represent the celebration of Black/African culture and achievements. The compostion is copied directly off the walls of ancient Egypt. In the ancient originals, the women are portrayed as musicians at various festivals. I recreated those scenes as women dancers with the holy lotus flowers. In ancient Kemetic Egypt, the lotus flowers were used as a spiritual substance to help achieve higher states of consciousness.

Availability: Available

Medium: acrylic paint

Collection: abstract, fantasy, nature, people, pop

Price: $1,500

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Meet the Artist

Doran

Berkeley, United States

In recent years, I created a series of artworks based on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic-alchemy. The works are a personal journey driven by a deep lifelong connection to Egypt and Eastern Africa, where a recent DNA test confirmed my lineage and ancestral memory. The artworks employ the African American science of "conjure”, to manifest esoteric symbolism of the hieroglyphs. I summon metaphysical archetypes in my works as I decode ancient hieroglyphs, reconstructing them into simplistic or abstract 2-dimensional acrylic paintings, murals, and digital art. I intend to connect people to divine knowledge and inspire a higher spiritual awareness. Born in San Francisco, I received my BFA in The Netherlands at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and my MFA in digital arts in San Francisco at the Academy of Art University. I have a multi-career as a painter, new media artist (digital art/NFT), and a visual effects compositor on feature films and TV. Both painting and digital art have been my two intertwining lifelong passions.

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