WELCOME TO "VOTIVE ARTS": MY LIFE EXPERIENCE AS A HOBBY ARTIST
Arts for me came as succour during the early years of my period of challenge and transformation for purposeful service to the Lord… in the sense of the Grail Message.
The “dark night of soul” had come calling, that the flat life of the world become past, that resolve for absolute dedication of self to the Holy Grail stand inevitable.
Filled with musings, I could recall when as a juvenile, somewhat about 9 years old or so, I would take up the cover photo of video films and draw, as well as colour what I see, most of which left many astonished… that such accuracy of reproduction was possible at the age I was at the time.
And so, after roughly a decade and half, which to this time of my writing is itself approximately two decades behind now, I came up with thoughts that I may yet still be able to reproduce such astonishing works of art, which would then serve as succour for the pressure and challenge everything and virtually everyone around me held in store for me… they smeared my choice for spirituality, not even realising the destiny of Call it is; I simply was gone astray not wanting to practice as a computer scientist, among many commendable inclinations that time had for me. –
… But to my dismay, I could not. I simply could not reproduce images as I had done in my yore days. No one really thought I was serious enough choosing the way of art, if I must earn, amidst claim that I was undergoing a spiritual change. I simply had to think of some other things, lest despondency got a damning hold of me.
Then, I remembered, how just a couple of years back I had received visionary impression of a sacred sanctum dedicated to the Holy Grail, which I consequently sketched on paper, and, involuntarily, felt I needed to do more on it, as well as apply colours to them as time came by; for I felt deep within me, the visions of the colours will come too.
So much colourful impressions had for a while reached me through dreams, my clairvoyance and clairaudience were getting stronger, and I could by means of artistic impression give certain commensurate interpretation to what the colours portrayed or conveyed, based on the little I had come to know then; for which I set out to make as much works as I could, looking forward to a successful earning with these spiritually configured paintings.
However, as I trudged on, an inner impression reached me, the cooing sound of a gentle, silent voice passed to me the message that the spiritual works I make and shall yet make shall not be for sale, that in time many will learn from them; this, after three years of painting and earning nothing of it.
Likewise, with other genres I tried afterward, each effort to earn always resolved as impossible. And feeling not satisfied for not being able to render images uniquely as had been in childhood days, something I thought would readily have me earn for myself, it was necessary I did something acceptable to my environment; something that cost me much difficulty to adapt to, I simply could not deviate from the way my mind expressed itself artistically.
Then came a hard-dealing experience after meeting a curator, and it forced me even more to the resolve never to fall victim to pleasant nor crunchy mentality pervading local art circles, but to remain me, and seek out those with like appreciation.
There and then, resolved on wanting to show how African my taste could be, the idea of “African Realism Floral Perceptions” finally came to me, as something unique to me, and to which with relentless passion I drove on toward, until I had to stop; for once again… The Spirit of the Lord called!
And so, at present, more than a decade I stopped painting and took to the Call to begin spiritual healing, I want to share my works with others. And hopefully, soon enough, make that money I never made out of them; for I will select those works for sale, while the others shall repair to the Library of the tales of my life.
Friends and well-wishers, please enjoy with me the works my spirit squirt out of itself.
Welcome!
Nkemkweluka Chidimma Ezike
Arts for me came as succour during the early years of my period of challenge and transformation for purposeful service to the Lord… in the sense of the Grail Message.
The “dark night of soul” had come calling, that the flat life of the world become past, that resolve for absolute dedication of self to the Holy Grail stand inevitable.
Filled with musings, I could recall when as a juvenile, somewhat about 9 years old or so, I would take up the cover photo of video films and draw, as well as colour what I see, most of which left many astonished… that such accuracy of reproduction was possible at the age I was at the time.
And so, after roughly a decade and half, which to this time of my writing is itself approximately two decades behind now, I came up with thoughts that I may yet still be able to reproduce such astonishing works of art, which would then serve as succour for the pressure and challenge everything and virtually everyone around me held in store for me… they smeared my choice for spirituality, not even realising the destiny of Call it is; I simply was gone astray not wanting to practice as a computer scientist, among many commendable inclinations that time had for me. –
… But to my dismay, I could not. I simply could not reproduce images as I had done in my yore days. No one really thought I was serious enough choosing the way of art, if I must earn, amidst claim that I was undergoing a spiritual change. I simply had to think of some other things, lest despondency got a damning hold of me.
Then, I remembered, how just a couple of years back I had received visionary impression of a sacred sanctum dedicated to the Holy Grail, which I consequently sketched on paper, and, involuntarily, felt I needed to do more on it, as well as apply colours to them as time came by; for I felt deep within me, the visions of the colours will come too.
So much colourful impressions had for a while reached me through dreams, my clairvoyance and clairaudience were getting stronger, and I could by means of artistic impression give certain commensurate interpretation to what the colours portrayed or conveyed, based on the little I had come to know then; for which I set out to make as much works as I could, looking forward to a successful earning with these spiritually configured paintings.
However, as I trudged on, an inner impression reached me, the cooing sound of a gentle, silent voice passed to me the message that the spiritual works I make and shall yet make shall not be for sale, that in time many will learn from them; this, after three years of painting and earning nothing of it.
Likewise, with other genres I tried afterward, each effort to earn always resolved as impossible. And feeling not satisfied for not being able to render images uniquely as had been in childhood days, something I thought would readily have me earn for myself, it was necessary I did something acceptable to my environment; something that cost me much difficulty to adapt to, I simply could not deviate from the way my mind expressed itself artistically.
Then came a hard-dealing experience after meeting a curator, and it forced me even more to the resolve never to fall victim to pleasant nor crunchy mentality pervading local art circles, but to remain me, and seek out those with like appreciation.
There and then, resolved on wanting to show how African my taste could be, the idea of “African Realism Floral Perceptions” finally came to me, as something unique to me, and to which with relentless passion I drove on toward, until I had to stop; for once again… The Spirit of the Lord called!
And so, at present, more than a decade I stopped painting and took to the Call to begin spiritual healing, I want to share my works with others. And hopefully, soon enough, make that money I never made out of them; for I will select those works for sale, while the others shall repair to the Library of the tales of my life.
Friends and well-wishers, please enjoy with me the works my spirit squirt out of itself.
Welcome!
Nkemkweluka Chidimma Ezike
Votive Arts
Nigeria (19 January 2018)
Nigeria (19 January 2018)
NOTE: If Interested in owning any of the displayed floral arts, kindly get in touch with me @: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Artworks available for sale @ $10,000 each (Negotiable):
• GARNAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
• RENDAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
• FESTAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
(These can be bought as a trio-suite or singular pieces)
Artworks available for sale @ $10,000 each (Negotiable):
• GARNAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
• RENDAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
• FESTAL BOON (2004) … 18 X 31.75 (inches)
(These can be bought as a trio-suite or singular pieces)
• KENTE SPLENDOUR (2005) … 23.75 X 29.75 (inches)
• DAIS GLAMOUR (2005) … 23.75 X 29.75 (inches)
• GALACTIC ARDOUR (2005) … 23.75 X 29.75 (inches)
(These can be bought as a trio-suite or singular pieces)
• DAIS GLAMOUR (2005) … 23.75 X 29.75 (inches)
• GALACTIC ARDOUR (2005) … 23.75 X 29.75 (inches)
(These can be bought as a trio-suite or singular pieces)