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Oil paint and acrylic paint on gessoboard, 2025
48 x 36 in
According to Igbo cosmology, the world (uwa) moves through four great ages in a cyclical nature.
Uga Aka is an age of oneness when humanity exists in harmony with the divine. In Uga Chi, separation begins and life enters the physical realm where mortality and distance from spirit emerge. Uga Anwu, the age of enlightenment, brings visionaries and healers (children of the sun) who reveal divine knowledge even as it begins to be misused.
Now in Uga Azi, our current age of chaos, that knowledge is dispersed and the world falls into disorder because of selfish aims.
Yet practices such as Uli body art and Nsibidi script still hold the power to make the unseen legible and sustain a connection between the physical and the spiritual.
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Oil paint and acrylic paint on gessoboard, 2025
48 x 36 in
According to Igbo cosmology, the world (uwa) moves through four great ages in a cyclical nature.
Uga Aka is an age of oneness when humanity exists in harmony with the divine. In Uga Chi, separation begins and life enters the physical realm where mortality and distance from spirit emerge. Uga Anwu, the age of enlightenment, brings visionaries and healers (children of the sun) who reveal divine knowledge even as it begins to be misused.
Now in Uga Azi, our current age of chaos, that knowledge is dispersed and the world falls into disorder because of selfish aims.
Yet practices such as Uli body art and Nsibidi script still hold the power to make the unseen legible and sustain a connection between the physical and the spiritual.
~
Shipping for original works is arranged individually after purchase based on size, destination, and insurance requirements. Depending on the collector’s location, local delivery or pickup options may also be available.
Interested in viewing this work in person, discussing delivery options, or arranging payment? Contact Swift before purchasing.
