Baba Seitu Amenwahsu / June 9-20 / click here for more info

DESCRIPTION OF THE ART WORK

THEME: BA AKHU: A NEW PARADIGM

Baba Seitu Amenwahsu’s artwork represents his interpretation of his spiritual path he founded called,BA AKHU, (Soul of Light).

The theme of this show is BA AKHU: A NEW PARADIGM

He creates art in the painting medium that promotes spiritual healing which is all at once meditative, transformative and evolutionary through the visual aesthetic of this spiritual path.

His work in the painting medium on canvas and paper is polyrhythmic, multi-colored, multi-patterned with multi-dimensional layers of colors, human figures, African symbols and geometric shapes. The spiritual writing symbols in his work are African inspired. Some of them are the written expression of chants and mantras that where channeled through him by the spirit of God and his African Ancestors.As founder of the tradition of BA AKHU and its visual art aesthetic, he uses these visual icons along with a patterned aesthetic to create a visual music that creates a vibrational and rhythmic sensation in the eye of the viewer as well as to feed his own spiritual and emotional sensibility in music. Baba Seitu Amenwahsu sees, hears and feels color, rhythm, pattern, texture, lines, symbols and shapes in his subconscious mind and spirit.These works to reflect the creative aspects and cosmic processes through which God created the universe through the spoken word.

Human figures are almost always an important feature in his work. The figures in his art are overlaid with the rhythmic patterns, lines, shapes, and colors to express the energetic principles reflecting the life-giving spiritual force or Holy Spirit, reflecting values that ultimately will help to move Afrikan people and humanity in general to the next logical stage of evolution which is to become Soul Beings of Light,BA AKHU!

BIOGRAPHY

Baba Seitu Ankmaa Meneb Shemsakhu Amenwahsu is a BA AKHU Mystic, visual artist and musician.

He is a retired art teacher from Richland School District One after 31 years of service to public education.

His formal education includes Columbia area schools, Howard University; Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Art Studio Painting, 1994 – 1996., Benedict College; Art Education Teacher Certification K-12, 1986 – 1987, University Of South Carolina; Art Studio Painting, 1981 – 1984, and Spartanburg Methodist College; Liberal Arts, 1979-1981.

He has 40+ years as a visual artist and participated in many visual art exhibitions mainly in the southeastern region of the United States, 31 years in public school education, K-5 in South Carolina public schools and has taught college level courses at the University level.

Contact the Artist:

Baba Seitu Amenwahsu [email protected]

803 397-6973