BILQUIS (2025) Original Acrylic Painting by Tony Howard (TYWHO)
45.72 x 63.5 x 3.81cm (unframed)
£452.94
Original artwork description
BILQUIS
Specifications
Title:* BILQUIS
Dimensions:* 18" × 24"
Weight:* Approx. 1.5–2 lbs (Standard stretched canvas frame)
Medium:* Acrylic on Canvas
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Artwork Overview
A commanding profile portrait from the FINDING MY FUTURE collection, BILQUIS features a regal figure rendered in striking side-profile against a vivid, dual-toned background transition from vibrant warm yellow to deep magenta. The subject's intricate braided hair cascades with textured warmth and subtle jewel-toned highlights, while her patterned garment bursts with expressive, mosaic-like brushstrokes of turquoise, red, green, and gold.
Inscribed handwritten text floats subtly across the background canvas—including words such as "AMBOLOCERA", "CHRYSOCETI", "PAPHIAN", and "ABAE"—layering poetic, historical, and speculative mythology into the portraiture. The work balances classical portrait dignity with the forward-looking iconography of Meta-Afrofuturism.
Key Features & Details
Iconography:* Textual inscriptions surrounding the subject create an archival, mythic narrative overlay.
Color Palette:* Luminous canary yellow contrasted against rich magenta and grounded by warm, reflective skin tones and vibrant patterned textile work.
Condition & Provenance: Hand-signed by the artist (Tywho?*) in the lower right corner. Stretched on a standard Blick wooden canvas frame, ready for exhibition or custom framing.
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 45.72 x 63.5 x 3.81cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
BILQUIS
Specifications
Title:* BILQUIS
Dimensions:* 18" × 24"
Weight:* Approx. 1.5–2 lbs (Standard stretched canvas frame)
Medium:* Acrylic on Canvas
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Artwork Overview
A commanding profile portrait from the FINDING MY FUTURE collection, BILQUIS features a regal figure rendered in striking side-profile against a vivid, dual-toned background transition from vibrant warm yellow to deep magenta. The subject's intricate braided hair cascades with textured warmth and subtle jewel-toned highlights, while her patterned garment bursts with expressive, mosaic-like brushstrokes of turquoise, red, green, and gold.
Inscribed handwritten text floats subtly across the background canvas—including words such as "AMBOLOCERA", "CHRYSOCETI", "PAPHIAN", and "ABAE"—layering poetic, historical, and speculative mythology into the portraiture. The work balances classical portrait dignity with the forward-looking iconography of Meta-Afrofuturism.
Key Features & Details
Iconography:* Textual inscriptions surrounding the subject create an archival, mythic narrative overlay.
Color Palette:* Luminous canary yellow contrasted against rich magenta and grounded by warm, reflective skin tones and vibrant patterned textile work.
Condition & Provenance: Hand-signed by the artist (Tywho?*) in the lower right corner. Stretched on a standard Blick wooden canvas frame, ready for exhibition or custom framing.
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 45.72 x 63.5 x 3.81cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: People and portraits
