Winged Pine Cone & the Sepents

35.5 X 23.5 inches. The winged pine cone has had a few different representations throughout the centuries, for me this painting represents the liberation of the pineal gland and the opening of the crown chakra. The serpents represent the life force kundalini rising up the spine. In Kemetic occult, it's the Staff of Jehuti (Thoth), the tree of knowledge, the ka kundalini snakes rising up the staff of enlightenment. Also, I use the coded symbols of sacred hieroglyphs to generate the electric charge to ignite the painting and turn it on, similar to Aboriginal dream time paintings.

Availability: Sold

Medium: acrylic paint

Collection: abstract, animals, fantasy, nature, pop

Price: $2,500

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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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