Ala In The Highest II by Nneka Osueke
Oil paint, 24 Karat Gold, glass beads, and fabric on canvas
20×24 in/ 50x60cm
2021
Of all the parts of Igbo spirituality I resonate with, Ala is the deity who calls to me most. Considered the most powerful in the Igbo pantheon, she masterfully embodies the opposites: both logical and creative, gracefully feminine and astutely masculine, nurturing and calculating, fluid and grounded. She’s represented by the crescent moon and the sacred python. I’ve also been studying the ancient script of Nsibidi, a secret writing system used in ancient Igboland by those of high authority and power and mostly by the Ekpe Leopard Secret Society. There’s no question I had to include it in this piece. “Moon, woman, energy”. A woman like the moon, a divine feminine energy. An ode to sensuality, agency, duality, and being a multi-dimensional being.
There is an option to purchase the print only OR purchase the print gilded with 24 Karat gold.
Ala In The Highest II by Nneka Osueke
Oil paint, 24 Karat Gold, glass beads, and fabric on canvas
20×24 in/ 50x60cm
2021
Of all the parts of Igbo spirituality I resonate with, Ala is the deity who calls to me most. Considered the most powerful in the Igbo pantheon, she masterfully embodies the opposites: both logical and creative, gracefully feminine and astutely masculine, nurturing and calculating, fluid and grounded. She’s represented by the crescent moon and the sacred python. I’ve also been studying the ancient script of Nsibidi, a secret writing system used in ancient Igboland by those of high authority and power and mostly by the Ekpe Leopard Secret Society. There’s no question I had to include it in this piece. “Moon, woman, energy”. A woman like the moon, a divine feminine energy. An ode to sensuality, agency, duality, and being a multi-dimensional being.
There is an option to purchase the print only OR purchase the print gilded with 24 Karat gold.
