MEET THE CHARACTERS

THEMES, MOTIFS & SYMBOLS

FACTS THAT INSPIRED THE FICTION

 COMING SOON...

EPKORO SOCIETY 101

THE DIVINE SERPENT LEGEND

THE PROPHECY

ABOUT THE COVER

To find the perfect artwork for the cover of Serpent of Eternity, and as a way to connect with and promote the work of an emerging artist, I launched a cover art competition.

Winning Submission
by Brooklyn born artist, Rickie Du Burke

MEET THE ARTIST

Rickie DuBurke

ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Quietly austere, mysterious and distant are a few of the adjectives that have been used to describe the art of Rickie DuBurke.  Being born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he was inundated by a myriad of colors, sounds and information.  One seemingly ordinary evening, a subway ride home would prove to be a pivotal turning point in this artist’s development—one that would change the course of his work from that day forward.  While the subway stood in the station, DuBurke noticed the torn posters and advertisements that lined the station walls.  All that remained, against a black backdrop, were vestiges of what had been there previously.  Although accidental, their design seemed perfect and planned.  It was the order out of chaos that struck something in DuBurke.  As the train pulled out of the station, everything was different.  Within the catacombs of the subterranean, DuBurke found his means of expression.  “That night I found my voice,” he says. His works are not figure compositions, they are not still lifes.  They are not landscapes or abstracts.  They are acrylic hand-painted collages, tapestries of interwoven thoughts and introspection, which make up his unique style.  They are a declaration of his unwavering position on painting in truth of style, technique and content.  To sum it up, Rickie DuBurke states, “The act of painting becomes an act of confession, while each painting becomes my confessor.”

Rickie Du Burke
el_pintorbklyn@yahoo.com ~ P.O. Box2032 Brooklyn, NY 11202-0322 ~ Phone: (718) 852-4086

PRIVATE COLLECTORS
George Buyanovsky, United Kingdom
Les Slanden, Chicago IL
Steven Sharp, Los Angeles, CA
David Kraft, Randall Park, NJ
Michael Lee, Houston,TX
Marty Keeter, Green Valley, CA
Philip Rowden, Natchez, MS
Todd Schoonover, Coudersport, PA
Keith Johnson, Bronx, NY
Reginald Powe, New York, NY
Michelle Henry, New York, NY
Edouardo Noriega, Mexico City, Mex
Barbara Frustaci, New York, NY

COMMISSIONS
Greeting Card Illustrations, Carole Joy Creations, CT 1995-2004
Jacket Illustration, Azure Romances, Jamaica 1996
Postage Stamps, Government of Guyana 1995
Book Illustrations, Random House Publications, New York
Magazine Illustrations, Cricket Magazine, IL 1993

SHOWS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005
Private viewing for Birigit and Kjell Anneling, Ambassadors of Sweden New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005
Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
Manhattan Boro Hall, New York, NY

2004
White Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Ringwood Manor Arts Association, Ringwood, NJ

2003
Ringwood Manor Arts Association, Ringwood, NJ

2002
Ringwood Manor Arts Association, Ringwood, NJ
Clifton Art Center, Clifton, NJ
Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Joseph Kennedy Memorial Center, New York, NY

2000
UFA Gallery, New York, NY

1998
UFA Gallery, New York, NY
The Apollo Theater, New York, NY
Nexus Gallery, New York, NY
Marlin Gallery, New York, NY
Gallery X, New York, NY

1997
La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY

1996
Museum of African Art, New York, NY

1995
Lewis Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Wakes County Commons Building, Raleigh, NC

EDUCATION
High School of Art and Design, New York, NY 1981-1985