Hieroglyphics for the 21st Century

By Ricky Romain 2017

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oil and Indian ink on Gesso on canvas. 190cm x 170cm

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detail 'musicians who only play and sing for the drowning' Indian ink and oil on gesso on canvas.

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'The Musicians who only play and sing for the drowning in 70 beats'

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4th Panel 'Some of the Times I have Cried'

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