Oju Olorun IV Rin Ti Awon Baba
by Apanaki Temitayo M
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$5,000
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48.000 x 36.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Oju Olorun IV Rin Ti Awon Baba
Artist
Apanaki Temitayo M
Medium
Tapestry - Textile - Textiles, Acrylic, Cork Wood Leather On Wood Canvas
Description
Oju Olorun: Rin Ti Awon Baba (Eye of God: Walk of the Ancestors) is inspired by images of rock formations in the Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona, that bore witness to the deportation and the ethnic cleansing of the Navajo people in 1864. Navajos were forced to walk from their land in what is now Arizona to eastern New Mexico. And the African American regiments formed in 1866, including the 24th and 25th Infantry (which were consolidated from four regiments) became known as-Black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were dubbed “buffalo soldiers” by the Native Americans they encountered.
In Oju Olorun: Rin Ti Awon Baba I strived to connect the spirituality and sacredness of the land in both African and Indigenous spirituality to sense memory of the earth that our ancestors walked, a connection to our histories. This land, through the passage of time, has held the memories of devastation and triumph. To pay homage to past ancestors both black and indigenous as a means of reconciliation.
Oju Olorun: Ri Ti Awon Baba I used a combination of recycled fabric, corkwood, art paper and acrylic. I used the combined symbolism of the colours in both Yoruba and Navajo culture. The palette of orange and burnt umber reimagine the canyon at night and the power of the Sun and the Yoruba Goddess of Love, Oshun. In Navajo, Purple for wisdom symbolizes Oya the Goddess of Death and pivotal change. Green symbolizes life and Eshu the God, the messenger of the Ancestors. The colour blue for peace and protection, the symbol of the Great Mother Yemoja.
This series of the sky against the rock formations is a symbolization of nature’s rendering of the god self. Hence, the name Oju Olorun which is Yoruba for Eye of God connects Turtle Island indigeneity and African indigeneity. These mixed media pieces pay homage to the otherworldly nature of the canyon.
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February 5th, 2022
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