"BE NOT AFRAID"

Created by APOLLO / Arts & Performance Art, Lingual Literacy

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"BE NOT AFRAID" - Feefal

APOLLO ART ΞXCHANGE

The following work is a handpicked piece from the full Apollo Art Archive.

Set as a developed digital painting is an enchanted work lending insights on ancient symbolism, the hybridized portraiture and the immense influence of religious literature in the modern day.

In its initial introduction we're met face to face with a heavily stylized portraiture. These almost always utilize the center region of the canvas to command the composition and emphasize an immortalized subject. There also exists a unique slanted perspective which preserves the harmonious balance of near-symmetry masterfully. 

We note the presence of light in this pristine piece as highly indicative of the divine or spiritual experience. Notice how this glowing light radiates from our subject’s third eye as this central axiom gives rise to the archaic symbol known as the Nimbus. When an element of a piece of art is blessed with golden light the artist is typically trying to present the being as a vessel for or source of enlightenment. This can also be considered in the context of the symbolic eye as it represents courageous awareness in the face of evil which gives rise to the transcendent keys of knowledge.

In the realm of religious symbolism we find this stylistic depiction highly reminiscent of the angelic seraph. We see this continuity everywhere from the presence of six individual wings to the enchanting eyes which peak the crest of each piece.

Lineea, also known as Feefal, is a career digital artist working primarily with virtual paint. She’s developed a titanic following across multiple social media platforms as her colorfully vibrant forms of fantasy continue to captivate viewers and artists alike across the globe. At the time of writing this her Instagram has over one million followers with posts consisting of over seven hundred individually unique pieces created over five straight years.

This piece marks Feefal’s inaugural induction into the halls of the Apollo Art Archive.

Overall this divine digital illustration displays a heavily stylized portraiture which utilizes the archaic symbolism of the nimbus in conjunction with ethereal golden light to immortalize an angelic female seraph.