Liberator Hangs French Colonial Oppressor
Acrylic and ink on canvas
250x80cm
An ink drawing referencing an engraving in An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti by Marcus Raindford, 1805. This engraving depicts the Haitian revolution, which began as a slave rebellion in April 1791 and culminated in the abolition of slavery, freedom from French rule and the formation of an independent republic. The revolution was the only slave uprising that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery (though not from forced labour) and ruled by non-whites and former captives.
Ancient Scroll
Acrylic and ink on canvas
200x20cm
Influenced by Chinese Shan Shui paintings and characters from Japanese book: Yokai Manga Parade of Monstrous Creatures. Shan shui paintings have been on my mind since I started my research for my BA dissertation. The paintings are inherently spiritual as the fog and clouds create big areas of emptiness in the paintings surface, invoking the void, a silent element crucial to eastern philosophy and religion.