Syncretic Birthrights, digital image 8
Odera Igbokwe
June 12 – July 8, 2023
Creative Access Description
A colour landscape image of four paintings mounted on a white wall in a gallery space. From right to left, there is one acrylic painting on watercolour paper and three oil paintings on wooden panel. The acrylic painting is unframed and mounted on metal L-shaped hooks. It features a single nude figure resting on a pillar of stone surrounded by a dark and damp cloudy night sky. The two oil paintings to the left of this are both 20 inches by 30 inches tall and unframed. The first one features a solitary figure wearing raffia and palm garments standing upright against a candy pastel sky with a rainbow arching at the top. To the left of this, is a painting of a single figure wearing a black feathered bodysuit surrounded by a pair of figures standing tall in a row against a soft blue, pink and purple background. The last painting of the row on the far left side is the smallest piece measuring 12 inches by 16 inches tall. It is painted in red, black and blue and features a Black youth sitting on top of a hill with a huge doorway and a large figure towering behind them.Description
Exhibition shot of works The Opening, The Veil, The Altar, and The Labyrinth in Syncretic Birthrights.Identifier
2023.0512 SYN I008Extent
1 digital imageArtist
Odera IgbokwePhotographer
Dennis HaRelated program
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