AMAZING PIECE - The Book Of Life - PART 3

The Book Of Life - By Christopher T Coker

 

Far from over !


I will really end up going in depth next week as I have a lot on my plate right now relating to my spiritual evolution and development as an entity. There is a lot relating to this piece that holds major value to five principles ( LOVE, TRUTH, PEACE, FREEDOM & EQUALITY ). Look beyond ! Plus my arms are killing me from a supreme work out me and my friend Matthew did today. I swear that guy isn't human... lol !

On the real though, lot's happening right now and I will have to break down the significance of this major work next week as I juggle the rest !

Any who !!! Watch this space folks !

Love & Light !

AMAZING PIECE - The Book Of Life - PART 2

Okay talk is cheap at this moment in time so all I will say is, 7hours so far with part 2 !

Far from finished !

More to come, stay locked in !

Love & Light !

AUTUMN LEAVES BY CHRISTOPHER T COKER

 God is good, Allah is great !

Yes people the fact remains that everything has a process of existence on this physical plane. Something as simple as a leaf comes from an extended part of life such as a tree connected to the Earth. We kind of operate in an reflect the same sense of development as a leaf. Were born (it springs), we grow (it grows), we mature (it matures), then decline and death. From time to time I just take a walk in the park to study my surroundings and clear my mind. By just studying a simple leaf it is amazing how one can manifest such a spectacular offering. I questioned the simple mechanics behind nature and how it shows itself displaying different forms of expression that many of us tend to take a blind eye to. I guess appreciation for the simple things that are around you only take place when one begins to slow down and move at an individual pace. It would only take linear thinking to be able to start demonstrating what you see and portraying it in a way where it it personalised. Sometimes the impossible is possible. How ? Well through trying out different processes of reflecting character artistically and in a ways that are secular to the norm.

What do I mean by that. I can paint, draw, have great computer skills with design software but the only thing that beats all of the above is my ability to carve it out. Not only in a way that seizes the moment but also to capture a classical but yet maturing of what I deem to be a God given talent. Yes, I will continue to capture the winter, spring and summer in ways that will be more challenging. A lot of my BIG pieces I don't show for
various reasons, but I am inclined

to make those pieces very BIG and sell them high lol... !

The iconographic stance of the leaf is powerful I believe and I really wanted to make it my own in this piece by showing great detail of the pattern. Within the actual piece and below symbolising the life and death of existence within nature. Hence why the big leaf with the pattern stands and the dead leafs below with the swirls around them.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ! 

RARE GROOVE by Joanna Gardner !

BIG TUNE

Listen to the words !

Eternal Love & Light !

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER !!!!

Three Candles by Christopher T Coker

Symbols have to be one of the oldest forms of communication by means of understanding a meaning or definition to ones beliefs and perspective. We are symbol literate creatures who from the dawn of time could communicate artistically to allow ones presence to be recognised and noticed. Man has used symbols to imprint the very image upon the subconscious to allow memory to take hold of the conscious mind that will trigger an action or reactions to the onlooker. Edward Bernays and Sigmund Freud's work and theories proved without a shadow of a doubt the symbols really do hold power to unlocking the human mind. As an artist I truly admire the use of symbols within the correct context of it's meanings and pour trails, as I to deliver my trademark pattern in ways that are sometimes regarded as symbolic. Yes my ancient ancestors did use symbols not only as a tool of remembrance but also as a portal of truth and righteousness. Nowadays in the modern era we have a number of social networks with symbols that each have their own logo's and identities. Each social network individually specific to their own causes and uses. But each of these symbols are recognised within society as apart of their everyday purposes. Corporations with logo's and symbols beyond the thousands that have transcended generations ( some holding sigils ). Without that identity how would people recognise what the function is ?

As humans continues to evolve the ideologies of symbols will always remain due to that being a primary source of communication, covert or secret, overt or recognisable, symbols will always be apart of our lives on this planet.



Unfortunately folks I'm not going to go in detail about this piece at all. What I will say is that this is one of my personal favourites that I can relate to by simply looking at it. I don't ever think that I will unleash the spoken secret of this piece. It's that special. Why three candles..... lol ! One of the main features is the particular brush strokes that I incorporated in this piece that really stands out.

It's meaning is to secret and hidden to me.

The sun, moon and stars

Three stars of Orion's belt

The ancient Nubian / Egyptian / Khemetic Ankh

Each of these are symbolic in a sense due to the fact that they each hold the power of three. 

The sun, moon and stars that govern the very heavens above us allowing humans to function on the ship called Earth ! lol

The three stars of Orion's belt founded upon the great constructions of the Great Pyramids of Giza.

The Ankh symbolically representing the union of life. By the crown being the womb, the centre being the phallus and the arm connecting the two. Symbol of man woman and child. Osiris, Isis and Horus. Ausar, Auset and Heru.

Well, thank you for taking your time out folks.
Until next week.

Love & Light !

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR !!!!!!!!!!! - (KNOW THY SELF) -

The Super Ego props by Christopher T Coker

REVEALING HISTORIES

Paul, Dave and Chief Adelekan comment on the importance of strategies such as the Revealing Histories initiative in showing the present day Manchester African community that they have a heritage to be proud of and stress the positivities of their culture.

Lol !!!!!

The DEVIL is a liar and will continue to currupt the hearts and minds of men and women.

DO NOT FALL VICTIM !!!!

Lol !!!

AFRICAN WITCHCRAFT - ( SOON COME )  for those asses lol !!!!

SPIRITUAL AMULETS

Chief Adelekan explains about a spiritual amulet that contains Islamic writing as a sign of protection and how such objects would be used, respected and protected.

Love & Light !

Peace

THE 2WEEK GRIND !!!

Have been on my Persona grind for the past two weeks for a collaborative effort that will be posted soon.

More to come !

Big things for 2012 and beyond !!!

Love and Light !

ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL !!! - TYLER THE CREATOR, TRON CAT AND WOLF HEYLEY !!!

I love it when I see new talent especially within the realms of the art known as hip hop. A new fresh generation of artists have created a wave as like a tsunami to capture the essence of the art form. Not only through self expression but also by relating to experiences that an artist might personally be dealing with throughout their life journey. Take Tyler The Creator for instance.  A 20 year old wrighter, emcee, artist and producer from sunny Los Angles. This guy has taken it upon himself to form a twelve strong hip hop collective known as Odd Future.  In just six months a creative video that is written and directed by him called "Yonkers" has amassed 18 million views on YouTube. These guys not only all sound different but also consist of up and coming singer Frank Ocean who was featured on Kanye and Jay-z's Watch The Throne. For me Odd Future is the future and I can appreciate raw talent when I see it.

When I was young I remember listening to the likes of The Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Ruff Ryders ect.. All who had a collective of emcees with variations of lyrical flows and content each ditinguishing their styles through character. Today it's very hard to come across an emcee who doesn't sound like another. As in the old school days for those who are avid hip hop listeners you had people such as Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Black Moon, Kool G Rap & Dj POLO, Mc Lyte, Marley Marl and the list goes on. It's good to see that traditions of unity are continuously flowing through the veins of hip hops body. For me Odd future are like a breath of fresh air and some may disagree with my sentiments but I do feel that they are a great collective and very creative.

Tyler as Wolf Heyley

Odd Future Crew

Tyler The Creator has stuck to my ears through my ipod headphones for some months now and I just can't get enough of his rampant flows about life and doing crazy things. Style wise he will take the listener to a new chamber of thought quite dark and grim to say the least. He is a very quickie character but is also an intelligent one also. Being the front man for the group he has used the element of shock value to stand out and has many views on religion and politics that some may stay well away from.  -DISCLAIMER- I would strongly advise parents to be aware of their children listening to such a guy..lol !

Tyler The Creator - Bastard

Tyler The Creator - Goblin

 Mf Doom is my favourite emcee at the moment and has been for the past five years with PERSONA'S of different characters like Victor Vaughn and King Gedora, Doom also plays the parts of split personalities. As does Tyler with Tron Cat, Wolf Heyley, Ace Creator and Me. The whole split personality thing does it for me due to the fact that tracks don't sound the same and they can fall into characters and have fun with music. For me the whole epitome of hip hop was founded on having fun and living the moment. I just feel that over the years it has taken new directions, some good and some bad. But I would rather feel that the earlier for Odd Future takes place in the minds of others.

The 1 and only - Metal Fingers DOOM

Love and Light !