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Many years ago before I got myself a camera, my friend "Jay" always comes to my rescue. He had a Nikon which we used to document my drawings, he'll explain how it works but I often forget a lot since I don't practice with it too often. In those days, we made great memories. Jay and I got along so well and I've grown to respect him. We still learn so much from each other. Just recently, on the 2nd of January, 2020, Jay lost his dad. I have only met his dad once. He was a strong Man. He taught me to forever embrace the spiritual. He emphasizes the need to encounter God and stay with God in other to locate one's bearing/purpose in life. You see, life doesn't slow down when you are gone. You just become a less part of it. What really makes You remembered is the life you live and the impact it has. Impact is not gauged by what you think you're doing, but how other people's lives are Improving as a result of your existence-...

The Shadow of Death is on every face. That's the kind of death that frightens me. This Shadow of death slowly, slowly eats away at the region of Life, and before You know it everything's dark and you can't see, and the people around you think of you as more dead than alive. This series embodies a distinct collection of artworks by Artist Fatola Israel that centres on the largely unaddressed aspect of our life; the rather subdued experience of Human’s perception of Death…and Life too, it cuts across all borders, race and background. We are all going to die someday.  Drawing from his experiences as well as that of others, Fatola’s bold, incisive approach to address this issue provides a fresh perspective on topics as varied as Life, Death, Legacy, Impact and influence, and also sheds light on the most pressing issues of today, part sociological tract, part polemic.  The collection exposes the fact that death still remains largely unaddressed within oneself ...

Your life is a state of denial, passed through with fearless confidence while looking at a dial- tick tock the clock goes, but you still have to look forward. For  if you get caught in the webs of the pas t, get stuck in stick in the sands of time. It would be hard to claw up to the future. Like raindrops on your window, So numerous you know, So are your dreams Of success streams. But you prefer to hide your true hue So you can stick to the world, Or get out of it. But stay Even if it's just for to-day Or tomorrow's-day For the night is till young and the morning is gay. And when I think under clear skies, The writing is as crystal as the blue; It says to keep moving, Ride on, Because you're the only shine On a dark Knight And the only star In a star-less night Artist.  Fatola Israel Title: "The Refugee" Medium: Compressed Charcoal, Generals Charcoal and Kimberly Pencils  on paper Dimension: 3 by ...

Here's your puzzle, here's mine. Pieces and piles of people, places and priceless moments to fit perfectly into the miles of our history. They are carefully selected (and some not so carefully selected) pieces from the whole lot and just when you feel like you are missing a fragment remember; sometimes the choice piece does not fit, then we hold on to it till we find someone ( a friend or a passer-by) to trade with. A new style, a perfect picture or a patch from another picture; in the end all of these will merge into footholds paving up our yellow road to success. ''Sometimes, you have to forget what's gone,  appreciate  what's still remaining and look forward  to what's coming next'' - Will Smith Cheers to the pieces of puzzles that have pooled our lives together! DESIGN INSPIRATION: Some four/five years ago, I was speaking to a close friend about what it takes to be Iconic. I mean, as young and talented as we were back then, we ...

FATOLA ISRAEL REVERIE FULL ARTWORK You know, most times, we let the inhibitions created by the society hamper our dreams and aspirations. However, the fact that there are no skyscrapers reaching the sun, does not mean that you cannot dine with the stars; and the fact that the world seems to large and wide, does not mean you cannot hold it in your hands. Fatola Israel _ Reverie _ Charcoal on Paper Progress Think about it, dream it, feel the earth crust in your palms, let the seas and oceans flow through your fingers. Gird up your loins and brace yourself to face the star lights. Let your imaginations soar far endlessly like the birds in the free skies, free the cages of your heart and let it hang open. Across sunny skies and bumpy clouds, I'll let the closed cage of my heart open And let my thoughts free like the bird soaring the skies. I'll dream of skyscrapers reaching high to touch the sun And Starlight to reach out and craw the st...

Fatola Israel_Through Experience 2019 When we get to the point where our paths point in different directions and we have to choose what yellow road to pick; above us,the same sky will hover. Sometimes, it may crack a tear, or pour down torrents; other times, it may smile rays of light or scorch out the life it gives. But it is the same sky, same us. The lines of your palms, show them to me; the wrinkles mapped across your face, the same as mine. Your shoes may not fit, but we will tread the same earth. Fatola Israel_Through Experience 2019 Details Your footsteps will match mine as the brown hue spread over our skin. Same skin same sky. Different walks, different paths. Cracked feet will tell of our journey, or would it be the click clack of heels? Chapped lips will break to tell chaps of the tale, or would it be smacking glossy lips? We live and die but only connected dots of memory in history will form our lived experience, and we have...

You and I Iive knowing that we - and our loved ones - will eventually die. This shadow of death forces us to contemplate what to do with our fleeting time on Earth. Many choose religion to be saved through Faith.  Some even go as far as using Logic and Reasoning: by trying to understand ourselves and the world we inhabit. At the drop of a hat, how do we now possibly explain the root cause of Xenophobia? how do we react to the Xenophobic violence against foreigners (particularly other African Nationals) in South Africa? How should we behave and co-exist with one another? How can we  describe the state of coexistence amongst Africans, or Let me expand it a bit further: between Humans and Nature? Humans might have burned some parts of the Amazon for thousands of years, but the fire records analyzed indicate the scale of forest disturbance in the 21st century is probably unprecedented. Towards this end,  how do we digest our understanding of...