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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Objects on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 40x30in
About this artwork
Moto (Swahili, meaning fire) portrays a ceremony in the jungle being led by a fire ram deity. This painting draws inspiration from the artist's personal experience with a plant medicine ceremony during his time in South America. Fire, which is also known as abuelo (grandfather in Spanish) is seen as a strong protective force, through which dancing, chanting, drumming, speaking, and tossing written intentions and chocolate into the fire makes it happy.…
Acrylic, crackle paste on canvas
Acrylic, crackle paste on canvas
Jay Golding
United States
Credentials
- Group shows participant
- Works on commission
Jay Golding, a Jamaican-rooted artist, blends realism and expressionism in acrylics, oils, and collage, infusing his works with Caribbean and African cultural motifs. He employs tactile collage elements and vibrant palettes to evoke mythology, migration, and interconnectedness, creating layers both literal and symbolic. His artwork is an intense dialogue of identity, steeped in the richness of diasporic experiences, emanating a complex emotionality that seeks to connect the past and present.