“Demystifying the mysteries of existentialism is the core of Art praxis. The unique themes of my visual allegories are a clarion call to better assimilate a world beyond the three-dimensional plane; it is a letter so long I've barely begun.”
-Elisha Nyong
“Profane Dreams”
Alchemical Dreams is a surreal visual representation of spiritual alchemy and time-the dissolution of the superficial and attaining apotheosis.
This piece is from a collection entitled "Profane Dreams," a series targeted at giving voice to the "wild dreams" of mavericks, dreams which the belief system of the world and taboos rendered invalid.
-Elisha Nyong
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Alchemical Dreams
Painting, Oil on Paper
24 W x 36 H x 0 D in
$6,000
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One Man's Dream
Painting, Oil on Paper
33.5 W x 43 H
$7,000
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The Human Condition
Painting, Oil on Paper
23.25 W x 35.25 H
$5,000
The“Hurricanes of the Soul” Collection
The "Hurricanes of the Soul" collection tells a story of identity/cultural catharsis and discontentment. On the ordinary plane, "If my Soul were Blonde" vibes to tell a story about discontentment with racial identity and the desire to belong to a race or ethnicity often deemed more valuable by society. But I personally was giving representation to secret desires that burn bright from the soul, the concept of being and to be, a wrestling between what is, what could be and what could never be. "Dark Paradise" tells a similar story, except it is directed at misidentification of a paradise (the self) as being mundane or inferior.
-Elisha Nyong
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Dark Paradise
Painting, Oil on Canvas
52 W x 56 H x 2 D in.
Unavailable
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If My Soul Were Blonde
Painting, Oil on Canvas
52 W x 49 H x 2 D in
$8,000
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Psychic Fallout
Painting, Oil on Canvas
52 W x 49 H x 2D
$7,000
The "Lucid Delirium" Series
The “Lucid Delirium” Series I wholly dedicated to visually express the withering nature of mental health. "Catatonic I & II" talk about "Catatonia" as a mental health issue, which is mostly linked to schizophrenia, negativism, and purposeless hyperactivity. It also features bouts of zoning out of one's immediacy and having transient euphoria/stupor.
The duo of the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" are also part of the Lucid Delirium collection about mental health. However, this duo doesn't exactly tell individual stories about a mental health issue, but rather they visually express the domino effect of having dreams, aspirations, and articulated desires constantly thwarted and squashed by a belief system of taboos and superstitions.
-Elisha Nyong
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Catatonic
Painting, Oil on Canvas
48 W x 52 H x 2 D in
$8,000
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Catatonic II
Painting, Oil on Canvas
48 W x 52 H x 2 D in
$9,000
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Euphoria
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 42 W x 45 H x 2 D in
$7,000
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams II
Painting, Oil on Canvas
36 W x 40 H x 2 D in
$6,500
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams III
Painting, Oil on Canvas
40 W x 42 H x 2 D in
$7,000
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A Dare to Dream
Painting, Oil on Canvas
40 W x 45 H x 1 D in
$7,000
“I hope to continue on this path of creation. I hope one day someone reads about me and finds their place in a world where being at an equilibria is near impossible. I hope to be remembered as one of a few like Vitruvius, Da Vinci, Botticelli, Bernini. I hope my legacy is one of positive change, impeccable resourcefulness and excellence.”
-Elisha Nyong
