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2018 > 2019 Our Amazing Journey together begins again and long may it continue...messages below are reminders for me and sincerely offered to you. Lets continue to Polish our Mirrors, trust in our positive process and continue to create value for ourselves and others... Have an Incredible New Year Journey! “Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should strive to live our lives. Being able to do so is a sign of genuine character....” “It is important to have a sufficiently elevated life-condition so that you will be able to calmly accept whatever happens in life, striving to put problems into proper perspective and solving them with a positive attitude. Happiness blossoms forth from such a strong and all-encompassing life-condition.....” “You should become the master of your mind, not let your mind master you. We mustn't allow ourselves to be ruled by a self-centered mind. Rather, we have to discipline our mind and gain mastery over it....” Daisaku Ikeda #art #artist #musician #curator #sgi #buddhism #buddha #daisakuikeda #wisdom #courage #compassion #happiness #world #peace #responsibility #life #foundation #celebration #innovation #journey #newyear #photography #portrait #artcollector #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsIVanIHwMa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16aqo45z2dtux

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Have an Amazing 2019! Ignite your Engine of Prosperity! OneLove, Peace and Blessings to All! “A person who celebrates this day will accumulate virtue and be loved by all, just as the moon becomes full gradually, moving from west to east, and as the sun shines more brightly, travelling from east to west” Nichiren Daishonin - New Year Gosho #art #artist #musician #curator #happynewyear #bristol #fireworks #greatfriends #celebration #party #engine #ignite #prosperity #happiness #2019 #photography #artistsoninstagram #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsG461Dnmaf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rzcypej4u8pj

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‘Cockney Rebel’ (“It’s All Just F#@€ing Mickey Mouse Mate” ) 2018 Collage, Paper, Pen #art #artist #musician #curator #london #cockney #cockneyrhymingslang #mickeymouse #disney #brexit #politics #euro #hybrid #londonpatois #culture #collage #drawing #lines #paper #pen #synesthesia #innovation #myownting #maverick #trickster #abstractart ##artistsoninstagram #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsAtGEDnPp6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xeoq2lzbq93l

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“The Night before a South London Christmas...” Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! ✨🎄🎅🏾🙏🏾✨ #art #artist #musician #curator #goodvibes #christmas #christmastree #christmascheer #merrychristmas #happynewyear #photography #percussion #artistsoninstagram #london #lovelondon #southlondon #homesweethome #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BryALhynFa1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i7mkz6oivlmq

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“The New Pied Piper Plays His Purpose” 2018 Collage, Paper, Pen ”Work with sound until you are absolutely amazed that you can produce such a sound and it seems to you, that you are just the instrument to which the divine pied piper blows the whisper of the incantations of his magic spell. - Vilayat Inayat Khan “And ere three shrill notes the pipes uttered You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out of houses the rats came tumbling.” The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Robert Browning Last drawing for 2018! I’ve really enjoyed this year long exploration of synesthesia, drawing, collage and contemporary culture. I’ve learnt and will continue to learn a great deal while creating this new body of work on paper. Looking forward to another year of internal visual discoveries doing #myownting. OneLove, Sincere Appreciations and Thanks to everyone for their interest, comments and support throughout 2018! #art #artist #musician #curator #london #hybrid #culture #collage #drawing #paper #pen #synesthesia #innovation #myownting #maverick #piedpiper #fairytale #rats #trickster #robertbrowning #vilayatinayatkhan ##artistsoninstagram #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrphGK_Hk27/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1opprig0po7v9

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“Good Tidings We Bring!” Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! Wonderful Chorus from St Martin in the Fields Choir following an invitation to attend the 71st lighting up ceremony of the Oslo Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square. #art #artist #london #oslo #music #musician #sound #goodvibes #tradition #ceremony #inspiration #choir #song #orchestra #conductor #christmas #christmastree #christmascheer #trafalgarsquare #happynewyear #photography #artistsoninstagram #lovelondon #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrFYZr_HRtN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ahxmcvit37bx

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“Sounds of The London Patois” Sunday night, I was I nvited to watch on in sonic awe from the box at the Royal Festival Hall, Original Iconic Dubstepper - MALA & The Outlook Orchestra @maladmz Incredible orchestra, musicianship and conducting! @tommyajevans 🙌🏾 Amazing Sound! Proper London! #art #artist #london #music #musician #sound #dubstep #maladmz #original #innovation #inspiration #patois #hornsection #stringsection #bass #awe #orchestra #conductor #royalfestivalhall #southbank #photography #artistsoninstagram #graemeevelynart https://www.instagram.com/p/BrAJ2RlnQ4i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bdk25f8ozkmc

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Pathways of the Lotus Flower (Emerging from the Earth) 2018 Collage, Paper “The heart of the Lotus Sutra is the revelation that one may attain supreme enlightenment in one's present form without altering one's status as an ordinary person. This means that without casting aside one's karmic impediments one can still attain the Buddha way.” - Nichiren Daishonin #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #lotus #flower #mandala #buddha #karma #earth #enlightenment #landscape #roadtrip #highway #path #collage #design #pattern #paper #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #abstract #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqwtIvKHPYO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oex8atszyugi

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“Tree of California” 2018 - Collage, Paper “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” - Chinese Proverb #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #tree #california #endurance #wildfire #regrowth #grow #bluesky #palmtrees #hollywood #collage #paper #advertising #marketing #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #abstract #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqpGsu0n1qt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ikeaiwy8qbot

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Gotta love this city.... “Oh, I love London Society! It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be.” –Oscar Wilde #art #artist #lovelondon #society #beautiful #brilliant #city #oscarwilde #architect #inspiration #london #londonbridge #riverthames #photography #architecture #artcollector #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #gratitude #greatfriends #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmbuMRH53q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ip8ahln7vixc

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“The Eternal Engine” St Francis Church, Hale Village, Tottenham London. The largest contemporary hand sculpted altarpiece in Europe (possibly the world) in the first church built in London for 50yrs - was unveiled one year ago yesterday! Happy Birthday to everyone at St Francis and major congratulations to everyone that worked REAL hard on this historically significant project! @stf_engineroom @genslerarchitects #art #artmonk #artist #theengineroom #theeternalengine #halevillage #tottenham #altarpiece #reredos #arthistory #architect #regeneration #inspiration #transformation #london #sculpture #architecture #publicart #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #gratitude #greatfriends #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqhHgqUHqYJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ohesx8zngna8

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“Celebration” 📸@dnathanphoto 2018 To the many SGI Buddhists out there November 18 has come to symbolize a day when each individual strengthens their own determination and sense of responsibility to contribute to the welfare of society and world peace. Happy Birthday SGI Buddhas! Have an Amazing Year! "If you want to build a happy life, you have to give careful thought to the foundations. Happiness certainly cannot be secured on appearances or affectation. Happiness comes down to the inner state of our life at any given moment" - Daisaku Ikeda - Wisdom for Modern Life - Nov 18 #art #artist #musician #curator #sgi #buddhism #buddha #daisakuikeda #wisdom #courage #compassion #happiness #world #peace #responsibility #life #foundation #celebration #innovation #photography #portrait #artcollector #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXAaOqnQud/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b7s2r0o02znx

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“The Lonely Londoners (Distorted Dating)” 2018 - Collage, Paper, Pencil "Him - Hey, Lovely to match with you. How’s your day? Her - Nice to meet you too, albeit virtually. Although, I know where this is going...Don’t like this endless texting, no meeting. Picking up matches and ONS malarkey... Her - Sorry for being cynical. I don’t mean to be mean. Just had a long hard day. Ultimately, I just want to find someone that causes me to delete this silly app... Looking for a unicorn I guess?... Him - ...Lovely to match with you...” - standard #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #lonely #londoner #lovelondon #standard #distortion #dating #datingapp #love #relationships #unicorn #culture #model #head #portrait #fashion #hugoboss #collage #drawing #paper #advertising #marketing #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #abstract #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUZbmzn796/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nwus44gtpo3b

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“Pitchy Patchy” 📸@dnathanphoto 2018 I have been asked many times about my current body of work of synesthesia inspired drawings and paper collages, wholly derived from the free magazines offered to millions of commuters everyday in London.   My response is always, ‘ALL of my work are collages.’ I am indeed a collage, a hybrid human collage. I represent an amalgamation of ancient, modern and contemporary thought and experience – like the Jamaican Jonkunno character ‘Pitchy Patchy’ made up of a myriad of disparate historical and cultural textiles stitched randomly together, creating the contemporary clown, the maverick masquerader, the urban griot, the eternal trickster.   I am a collage. I represent more than colour, more than race, more than heritage, gender, diaspora, and faith. More than the housing estate where I was born and the politics of discrimination that accompanied its architecture.   Look deeper, beyond the surface that shines and reflects, you may notice the glues, the cuts, the hidden layers and the meanings behind the strange juxtapositions. I am no different to these recent collages that represent this explosion of incredibly complex contemporary cultural collisions and how one navigates its vast ocean with infinite wave upon wave of sophisticated messages, suggestive images and corrupt political narratives. All of them competing to be chosen and incorporated, or adopted and assimilated into internal mosaic strips of textile culminating into our very own 21st century Pitchy-Patchy consciousness and individuality.   The image above will always be my finest collage – a hybrid London Patois work in progress, all the way to its inevitable conclusion. You are your very best collage too. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #curator #jamaica #jonkunno #urbangriot #hybrid #patois #culture #collage #drawing #synesthesia #paper #innovation #history #diaspora #character #clown #trickster #magazine #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPPZ6xnb87/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hqpwvvnd51b

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“Pitchy Patchy” 📸@dnathanphoto 2018 I have been asked many times about my current body of work of synesthesia inspired drawings and paper collages, wholly derived from the free magazines offered to millions of commuters everyday in London.   My response is always, ‘ALL of my work are collages.’ I am indeed a collage, a hybrid human collage. I represent an amalgamation of ancient, modern and contemporary thought and experience – like the Jamaican Jonkunno character ‘Pitchy Patchy’ made up of a myriad of disparate historical and cultural textiles stitched randomly together, creating the contemporary clown, the maverick masquerader, the urban griot, the eternal trickster.   I am a collage. I represent more than colour, more than race, more than heritage, gender, diaspora, and faith. More than the housing estate where I was born and the politics of discrimination that accompanied its architecture.   Look deeper, beyond the surface that shines and reflects, you may notice the glues, the cuts, the hidden layers and the meanings behind the strange juxtapositions. I am no different to these recent collages that represent this explosion of incredibly complex contemporary cultural collisions and how one navigates its vast ocean with infinite wave upon wave of sophisticated messages, suggestive images and corrupt political narratives. All of them competing to be chosen and incorporated, or adopted and assimilated into internal mosaic strips of textile culminating into our very own 21st century Pitchy-Patchy consciousness and individuality.   The image above will always be my finest collage – a hybrid London Patois work in progress, all the way to its inevitable conclusion. You are your very best collage too. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #curator #jamaica #jonkunno #urbangriot #hybrid #patois #culture #collage #drawing #synesthesia #paper #innovation #history #diaspora #character #clown #trickster #magazine #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPPZ6xnb87/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hqpwvvnd51b

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“Jonkunno Architect (Dream Builder)” 2018 - Collage, Paper “Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.” - David Adjaye “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us” - Winston Churchill #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #curator #jamaica #house #jonkunno #architecture #jawbone #isaacmendesbelisario #dream #builder #davidadjaye #winstonchurchill #culture #collage #paper #magazine #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqHgLITnm35/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=137nphcpzj622

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The Art Issue - Starring...(Statues of Liberty & Limitation) 2018 - Collage, paper, pen “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” Søren Kierkegaard #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artworld #artcritic #curator #culture #statue #statueofliberty #liberty #freedom #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #limitations #philosophy #kierkegaard #collage #drawing #paper #artgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #london #makegreatart #abstract #graemeevelynart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqE_Akdnq1a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m9w837qlzpqw