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Before the Colors, There Is Silence: The Ritual Behind My Art
By John Obafemi Jones, Afro-Diasporic Expressionist | Cultural Storyteller | Legacy Builder Before the colors. Before the canvas. “There is silence” my process starts not with paint, but breath. Each of my works is a form of meditation, a ritual. I listen for voices before me—those who could not paint or speak freely, yet passed down the “spirit”. I mix colors like family recipes—some from the South, others with Caribbean light. Underpainting becomes a form of memory, each

John Obafemi Jones
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"The Quiet Power of Provenance: How Gen X Art Collectors Are Curating Cultural Legacy"
By John Obafemi Jones “When we say we own a piece of art, what we really mean is—we’re carrying it forward.” The Quiet Power of...

John Obafemi Jones
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