My passion for painting on walls, for graffiti and wings and things… has inspired this set of wings painted at Pikicha Gallery, Emagumeni Cultural Centre, Helensvale – (with kind donation of paints by my friends at Dulux Zimbabwe)

I didn’t want ordinary pretty wings – I wanted a feeling of “Burnt Offerings”, power, re-invention, a dragon or a Phoenix rising from the ashes, a true Zimbabwe bird, vibrant hornbill colour, eagle strength!!

So- starting with white, painting on the Heineken logo wall at Pikicha…

Then layering Wild Wonder Dulux Colour of the year- with our dear friend and Kelli’s fellow film/composer/music collaborator Hope Masike – we celebrate the soft beginnings of these wings

Taking Flight… inspired by Zimbabwe Flag colours…

Zimbabwe flag colour wings- here comes the green, with wild wonder as base colour showing through in many places – perfect with the Heineken logo as well-

I didn’t want ordinary, pretty wings – fire red comes next ..!!

I wanted a feeling of “Burnt Offerings”, to reflect our 2023 group exhibition of same name- a feeling of power, re-invention, Phoenix rising from the ashes, zimbabwe bird, eagle strength, Taking Flight…

Similar to my large Hornbill and Diamond painting on our art show-

The Wild Wings are also real reggae colours plus of course the Zimbabwe Flag colours! And of course the red white and green are excellent Heineken colours as well – let’s fly together!!!! Heineken is available at Emagumeni Complex in Helensvale- come for a combined feast of traditional food, barbecue food, wings, and of course art -paintings, wire sculpture and art film! The Haus of Stone (Danayi Madondo) and MINEStitched fashion houses are open there as well- a feast of enticing, responsibly created and mindful fashionwear..

Danayi, Kelli and myself have collaborated at a Finnisage/Vernissage event of our respective art disciplines in 2023 and more art happenings are planned for 2024!

Personally I loved the wings as seen here with the simplicity of white and Dulux wild wonder – elemental..(and reminded me of the incredible real white wings that multi talented Jasper of Ivhu Tribe crafted for Kelli to use in the Burnt Offerings art movie that was revealed at the opening of our Burnt offerings exhibition)

Our group art exhibition 2023- Burnt Offerings; Re-invention; Taking Flight was extended for two months before it finally closed – and is on going in spirit -a theme I will always personally embrace

BURNT OFFERINGS:

Burnt Offerings 2023: A collection of paintings and installations by Lin Barrie; wire and found objects art by Johnson Zuze; an art film and photographic installation incorporating body painting, dance, fashion, music by Kelli Barker and her colleagues Faz Pixels and Sebastien Lallemand, (plus Hope Masike and Ivhu Tribe, to name just a few of the wonderful Zimbabwean creatives who have assisted with this film).

Plus the vernissage/finissage art fashion event by Danayi Madondo, Lin Barrie, Kelli Barker and with numerous other Zimbabwean creatives was a great hit!