Whitecross StreetFest 2012

Dropped by Whitecross street fest, with a little bag with a bit of paint. Wasnt sure it was space left, but next to Inkfetish there was luckily a spot. I hadnt planned what to paint even, but chose something familiar and made it fairly simple this time. Was a nice and sunny day and lots of people out, enjoy these events, its a great to catch up with other artists aswell.

Rasta Blackpool

Sand Sea And Spray Urban paint festival,

Blackpool, June 2012

It will be a quick post update from the last year or so, when the computer has agreed to work with me I might write a bit more on each. For now, quick re cap on events since the last Jamaica posts. Then also sort out the gallery for you. Check out my Facebook for most recent spraypaintings, follow my insta for all and anything random in Zina world. Twitter too @illuzina for news updates. My Behance and Flickr should have a better overview on most of my work too!

Thanks for dropping by again, appologise for leaving you for so long! Much Luv Z



Photo; Myrjam Preston



Paint @Shambala:11

August 27th

 Highlight photos from Shambala site, yeh!

Painting with Masai.

Cally Festival:11

@Caledonian Road, North London

Zina & Masai

 Cally Festival 3rd July,

Live Painting with Louis Masai Michel @ Caledonian Road

Louis Masai Michel and his animal skills;

  

I guess we missed the party..

Louis also painted on the RSPCA wall, a picture of our boxer Lola.

Cosmic Egg @ Upfest

Eros (‘Love’) is the Universal Being, the creator of all individual expressions of life.

"The Cosmic Egg- Eros Phanes"
Med: Gouache on canvas

Size: 35,5 cm x 45cm
Exhibited @Upfest 2011 Bristol

http://www.upfest.co.uk/

Some research if you´re interested:

Eros shines as a great Light—the Light of the Universe. As such he was known as Phanes (‘Brilliant’), the golden-winged god of light. He was also known as Ericapaeus (‘Power’), Logos ('Word' or ‘Wisdom’) and Metis (‘Intelligence’). The Romans called him Cupid.

Eros was the name given by the Orphic and Greek philosophers to the ‘First-born’ (Protogonus)—the first complete manifestation of Divinity. He was described mythologically as the son of Nyx (‘Night’- also known as Aether, the Holy Spirit, the divine Potential—the still, silent potential of all movement, sound, law and creativity.) and Boreas (‘North Wind’), who themselves were derived from Aether (‘Spirit’) and Erebus (‘Darkness’). Eros was born from the Cosmic Egg laid by Nyx and fertilised by Boreas.

Although referred to as ‘He’, Eros/Phanes is both male and female.  As he burst asunder the Cosmic Egg, the two halves formed Heaven (Uranus) and Earth (Gaea/ Gaia). All the elements, gods, goddesses, nature, everything, was contained within and emerged from his being. More on: The Story of the Cosmic Egg.

www.upfest.co.uk

Out of the Box-

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Out of the Box- Travelling tent, a commisson I finished last month. I will link it up when they have launched their website. I was asked to make an event/festival tent with a lot of characters including, singers, guitartist, cabaret acts, performers etc. I gave the entire tent wheels and a piano vehicle to transport it (music driven tent?). I added some drawn details for clothes and other elements to add something extra to the collages. Hope you like it, maybe I'll post some of the characters seperate later for you people to see. Let me know what you think!? (click image to enlarge)