Queen Culture Portrait Symbolism Overview

QUEEN Culture Portrait | Back Story + Symbolism

A Culture Portrait of a Young Woman, Queen (Philadelphia, PA)

Green wall with Yellow Painting of Queen over a brown leather couch.

THE BACK STORY

Queen: the 3rd in the Culture Portrait Series

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THE SYMBOLISM

Detail of Queen painting: Crown floating on yellow background with green leaves at bottom

Queen's crown hovers above her head. She's still growing into her crown.

Detail of Queen painting: red moon on black background

Queen is a poet. The red moon represents late night creativity.

Detail of Queen painting: gold elephant with trunk turned up with leaves around its head

Queen shared that elephants with their trunks facing up represent good luck.

Detail of Queen painting: blue sky with clouds with a skylines made of flames

The skyline is on fire symbolizes her love for spicy food!

Detail of Queen painting: butterfly wing in hair with yellow background

Detail of Queen painting:bright yellow sin on the left with waterfall on right. Purple flower.

The butterfly wing in her afro connects with the emerging butterfly that hangs in the cocoon from her neck signifying growth & development. The bright sun, and refreshing waterfall represent her love for nature. She wears flowers while performing.

Detail of Queen painting: cherry blossom plan with robotic components on a yellow background

Cherry blossoms are Queen's favorite flower. Her "shirt" represents armor against the ill-will of the world. She is protected by both geometrical shapes with hard lines and soft organic shapes.

Detail of Queen painting: an arm with letter bracelets at bottom of image. Fruit and vegetables behind her shirt of geometric shapes.

Her left side, which includes the fruits and vegetables & organic shapes, is contrasted with hard, geometric lines on her "armor." At the base of her left arm, are word bracelets with words that represent the themes of her poetry, her life mission & her spirit: love, healing, hope, joy, peace, live.