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Of Poetry and Prophecy: Michael Labua - Solo Exhibition

Past exhibition
September 28 - November 8, 2023
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Michael LaBua, Condemning the Oracle, 2023

Michael LaBua

Condemning the Oracle, 2023
Oil on canvas and wood
65 x 96 inches
Copyright The Artist
$ 26,000.00
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For eons, people made pilgrimages to visit the Oracle. The Oracle was a conduit of the unknown and the unseen touched by the divine and all knowing. Children are in...
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For eons, people made pilgrimages to visit the Oracle. The Oracle was a conduit of the unknown and the unseen touched by the divine and all knowing. Children are in the same lineage as the Oracle. They are pure expression and just do as they feel untainted by the structures and paradigms society has created.

"Condemning the Oracle" portrays a mother yelling at her child for drawing on a wall, meanwhile as the canvas rips it exposes ancient cave paintings. Is the child in the wrong for being a conduit of the mythic and magic self? Is the adult in the wrong for condemning the ancient pulse the child can feel and express?
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