Prayer for the Wandjina, by Jorn
Prayer for the Wandjina
This artwork is the final submission from the artist JORN for the ‘Humanity’ event by the Faerian gallery. The artist created this piece in 3 days, inspired by a prompt that was submitted by the public. In a unique twist, instead of being interpreted by an AI, this time the prompt was brought to life by a human artist. The entire creative process was livestreamed online and at the NFC Lisboa event.
Artist’s Description
Original Prompt Text
Original prompt text
Prompt by Rainbow Mosho (Twitter: RainbowMosho)
— ‘Kylie is an aborigene girl from Australia – her name means boomerang – and she sends messages to the government and population wanting to heighten awareness about bushfires in the Kuranda rainforest – especially after a deadly one that killed her grandma Medika and it stopped after Kyle prayed for Wandjina the spirits of the wind and rain’
Prompt by Rainbow Mosho (Twitter: RainbowMosho)
— ‘Kylie is an aborigene girl from Australia – her name means boomerang – and she sends messages to the government and population wanting to heighten awareness about bushfires in the Kuranda rainforest – especially after a deadly one that killed her grandma Medika and it stopped after Kyle prayed for Wandjina the spirits of the wind and rain’
Was AI used?
— No
How is your final artwork related to the prompt?
— EN: I wanted to represent the Wandjina prayer.
After a lot of research on the aborigines of Australia, I took their symbols and their colors. Ground, mountains, forest, fire, rain, wandjina, etc. are illustrated with these symbols.
In the foreground we find Kylie praying with flowing tears because of the death of her grandmother. On Kylie’s outfit you can find some of the aboriginal symbols.
In the background we find the landscape, cut into three elements:
1) Down (smoke to forest)
Brings some depth and makes Kylie stand out from the artwork.
– Represents red on the Australian Aboriginal flag (land).
2) In the center
The yellow + sun aura represents the call to the deities in addition to also recalling the sun’s rays and their intensities.
– Represents the yellow circle on the Australian Aboriginal flag (the sun)
3) Up (fire to sky)
We can see the Wandjina calling the rain (which is symbolized behind)
– Depicts black on the Australian Aboriginal flag (black skin)
The grandmother is represented via the elongated body in the middle of the scene (black for “charred”) with rays from bottom to top to show an aspect of ascension, path to the beyond or what there is After.
There is a good contrast between the line of fire and the forest. Kylie’s message is therefore transcribed via this illustration.
We see a little girl praying, we see the fire, the forest, a lying body. From my point of view, we understand the scene quickly and well.
The effect and use of symmetry is typical of my art and intentional. This provides a stabilized reading while having many elements present.
——– FR: J’ai voulu représenter la prière aux Wandjina.
Apres pas mal de recherches sur les aborigènes d’Australie, j’ai repris leurs symboles et leurs couleurs. Sol, montagnes, foret, feu, pluie, wandjina, etc. sont illustrés avec ces symboles.
Au premier plan on retrouve Kylie qui prie les larmes coulantes à cause du décès de sa grand-mère. Sur la tenue de Kylie on peut retrouver certains des symboles aborigènes.
En arrière-plan on retrouve le paysage, coupé en trois éléments :
1) En bas (fumée de la forêt) Apporte une certaine profondeur et fait ressortir Kylie de l’illustration
– Représente le rouge sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (la terre)
2) Au centre
L’aura jaune + soleil représente l’appel aux divinités en plus de rappeler aussi les rayons de soleils et leurs intensités
– Représente le cercle jaune sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (le soleil)
3) En haut (feu à ciel)
On peut voir les Wandjina appelant la pluie (qui est symbolisée derrière)
– Représente le noir sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (la peau noire)
La grand’mère est représentée via le corps allongé au milieu de la scène (noir pour “carbonisé”) avec des rayons du bas vers le haut pour montrer un aspect ascension, chemin vers l’au-delà ou ce qu’il y a après.
On a un bon contraste entre la ligne de feu et de foret. Le message de Kylie est donc retranscrit via cette illustration.
On voit une petite fille qui prie, on voit le feu, la foret, un corps allongé. De mon point de vue on comprend vite et bien la scène.
L’effet et l’utilisation de la symétrie est typique de mon art et volontaire. Cela apporte une stabilisé de lecture tout en ayant beaucoup d’éléments présents.
Why did you choose this prompt?
— Because the prompt tells a story
Explain more your creative process:
— To begin with I did a lot of research on Australian Aborigines: their faces, their symbols, their colors, etc.
Artistic level I started to scribble on a paper the elements. I started mainly from the flag of the aborigines.
Then I created the whole scene on AIllustrator in vector to have marked lines, equal and almost perfect symmetry.
I export to PNG. I switch to Procreate (Ipad), I import the PNG and I start to colorize some elements. Then comes the moment when I move on to drawing. I rely on the existing structure and I have fun, I make shapes, I test, in short…. I have fun! At the end, I harmonize a little all the colors, I do what editing, I sign and finish.
— No
How is your final artwork related to the prompt?
— EN: I wanted to represent the Wandjina prayer.
After a lot of research on the aborigines of Australia, I took their symbols and their colors. Ground, mountains, forest, fire, rain, wandjina, etc. are illustrated with these symbols.
In the foreground we find Kylie praying with flowing tears because of the death of her grandmother. On Kylie’s outfit you can find some of the aboriginal symbols.
In the background we find the landscape, cut into three elements:
1) Down (smoke to forest)
Brings some depth and makes Kylie stand out from the artwork.
– Represents red on the Australian Aboriginal flag (land).
2) In the center
The yellow + sun aura represents the call to the deities in addition to also recalling the sun’s rays and their intensities.
– Represents the yellow circle on the Australian Aboriginal flag (the sun)
3) Up (fire to sky)
We can see the Wandjina calling the rain (which is symbolized behind)
– Depicts black on the Australian Aboriginal flag (black skin)
The grandmother is represented via the elongated body in the middle of the scene (black for “charred”) with rays from bottom to top to show an aspect of ascension, path to the beyond or what there is After.
There is a good contrast between the line of fire and the forest. Kylie’s message is therefore transcribed via this illustration.
We see a little girl praying, we see the fire, the forest, a lying body. From my point of view, we understand the scene quickly and well.
The effect and use of symmetry is typical of my art and intentional. This provides a stabilized reading while having many elements present.
——– FR: J’ai voulu représenter la prière aux Wandjina.
Apres pas mal de recherches sur les aborigènes d’Australie, j’ai repris leurs symboles et leurs couleurs. Sol, montagnes, foret, feu, pluie, wandjina, etc. sont illustrés avec ces symboles.
Au premier plan on retrouve Kylie qui prie les larmes coulantes à cause du décès de sa grand-mère. Sur la tenue de Kylie on peut retrouver certains des symboles aborigènes.
En arrière-plan on retrouve le paysage, coupé en trois éléments :
1) En bas (fumée de la forêt) Apporte une certaine profondeur et fait ressortir Kylie de l’illustration
– Représente le rouge sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (la terre)
2) Au centre
L’aura jaune + soleil représente l’appel aux divinités en plus de rappeler aussi les rayons de soleils et leurs intensités
– Représente le cercle jaune sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (le soleil)
3) En haut (feu à ciel)
On peut voir les Wandjina appelant la pluie (qui est symbolisée derrière)
– Représente le noir sur le drapeau des aborigènes d’Australie (la peau noire)
La grand’mère est représentée via le corps allongé au milieu de la scène (noir pour “carbonisé”) avec des rayons du bas vers le haut pour montrer un aspect ascension, chemin vers l’au-delà ou ce qu’il y a après.
On a un bon contraste entre la ligne de feu et de foret. Le message de Kylie est donc retranscrit via cette illustration.
On voit une petite fille qui prie, on voit le feu, la foret, un corps allongé. De mon point de vue on comprend vite et bien la scène.
L’effet et l’utilisation de la symétrie est typique de mon art et volontaire. Cela apporte une stabilisé de lecture tout en ayant beaucoup d’éléments présents.
Why did you choose this prompt?
— Because the prompt tells a story
Explain more your creative process:
— To begin with I did a lot of research on Australian Aborigines: their faces, their symbols, their colors, etc.
Artistic level I started to scribble on a paper the elements. I started mainly from the flag of the aborigines.
Then I created the whole scene on AIllustrator in vector to have marked lines, equal and almost perfect symmetry.
I export to PNG. I switch to Procreate (Ipad), I import the PNG and I start to colorize some elements. Then comes the moment when I move on to drawing. I rely on the existing structure and I have fun, I make shapes, I test, in short…. I have fun! At the end, I harmonize a little all the colors, I do what editing, I sign and finish.
Acquiring the artwork
Price: Min 0.01 ETH
This artwork is available as a 1/1 digital NFT on Ethereum with the following perks:
🎁The high-quality image, with a Public Display/Non-Commercial License
🎁 1 NFT of the artist’s collection “JORNCREW”
🎁 1 signed print of the artwork (shipping costs included, any destination)
🎁 Discounted access to the future V2 of the artwork (finalized version)
If a bid a received beyond 0.18 ETH, it will also let you:
This artwork is available as a 1/1 digital NFT on Ethereum with the following perks:
🎁The high-quality image, with a Public Display/Non-Commercial License
🎁 1 NFT of the artist’s collection “JORNCREW”
🎁 1 signed print of the artwork (shipping costs included, any destination)
🎁 Discounted access to the future V2 of the artwork (finalized version)
If a bid a received beyond 0.18 ETH, it will also let you:
- get the status of a Guardian of Faerian, meaning you have access to our future collections in advance (private Discord channel) & you can be part of the jury for our future art contests.
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