I have been heavily influenced by Saint Michael imagery which permeates everywhere in the Southwest of England. I also decided to paint a series of powerful raw elemental gnostic-tinged archangels which are included here.
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Angels
'The Serpent and the Rainbow'. This is Ayida Wedo, wife of Damballah Wedo, who can be seen bottom left with the white egg. They are Rada (cool) spirits in Haitian Vodou and always called first in ceremony as they are the most pure. They bring rain and the rainbow, and are also associated with fertility, children, and good fortune. I made her body from shiny white holographic material that shines like a rainbow in the light <3
Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#vodou #haitianvodou #vodoun #damballah #damballahwedo #damballa #ayida #ayidawedo #rainbow #rainbowsnake #rainbowserpent #lwa #loa #rada
Now the Anonymous Art Show is over I can reveal which was my piece! It's based on a saying that I came across whilst researching my Black Madonna book: "They tried to bury us. Thet didn't know we were seeds". It's commonly misattributed as being an old Mexican proverb but actually is a paraphrasing of a Greek poet and social critic in the 1970s.
However, its not hard to see why it is fitting to indigenous peoples, and particularly their treatment in the history of countries such as Mexico. The painting is a reflection of that sense of endurance through oppression.
The painting is still for sale, £35. (Canvas 6in x 12in) Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#goddessart #feministart #indigenous #blackmadonna #mexican #mexico #resist
Here I am at Lightfest in Devon. Had lots of space to spread myself out!
#lightfestuk #mbs #mindbodyspirit #sacredart #goddessart
Going to be at Lightfest in Cullompton, Devon on Saturday with new art and products including a range of DL (tall) cards not yet available online! 😊
#Lightfest #sacredart #goddessart #paganart
The second Horned God painting I decided to do (because I had two separate ideas) is more generic but also multi-cultural, featuring obviously the lotus pose from yoga, and the spiral aloe, native of South Africa. Which of the two paintings do you prefer? :D
Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#hornedgod #aloe #pagan #yoga #yogaposes #cernunnos #multicultural #paganpride #paganart #pantheism
Well here's what I've been doing this weekend! Decided to do a Horned God design after being asked on numerous occasions whether I had one. I didn't originally envisage him being black but as he emerged I thought "why not? Why does the Horned God in paintings always look like your average long-haired white pagan dude?" :) I discovered as I went along that Legba/Elegba/Eshu in Africa is sometimes depicted as horned and virile, rather than an old man as he often is in Vodou, which influenced the finishing touches.
Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#hornedgod #legba #papalegba #elegba #elegbara #eshu #eleggua #pagan #cernunnos #breakingstereotypes
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