Today’s Daily pick is from Trainer AmongMasks (
@AmongMasks) in California, 🇺🇸!
This postcard showcases graffiti art in Los Angeles.
It depicts an Egyptian-themed cosmic scene, featuring a silhouetted figure (likely a pharaoh or Egyptian deity) holding a staff, standing before large stylized pyramids. A glowing, red-rimmed planet dominates the upper right corner, typical of the "space art" genre.
The mural aligns with the ancient Egyptian belief that the afterlife involved an ascent to the heavens or the stars. They often viewed the Milky Way as a celestial counterpart to the Nile River, a path souls navigated after death.
The central silhouette can be interpreted as the Sheut (shadow), which the Egyptians believed was a vital part of the soul that accompanied the deceased into the afterlife. An Ankh or symbol of life (
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh) can be seen in the silhouette’s right hand.
The glowing, red-rimmed planet or sun in the upper right may represent the Solar Disk, a symbol of the sun god Ra (
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra) and the cycle of rebirth. Ancient Egyptians believed the deceased would join Ra on his daily journey across the sky to be reborn each morning.
The pyramids serve as symbols of transformation and gateways to the divine realm, intended to protect and guide the soul for eternity.
While it uses modern graffiti techniques, the mural captures the essence of the Egyptian "Book of the Dead” (
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_o…), which provided a "map" for the soul's perilous journey through the underworld (Duat) toward an eternal paradise.
The piece is a form of spray paint art (also known as aerosol art), which often features sci-fi and cosmic themes, such as planets, stars, and landscapes.
It was created by the Los Angeles artist Nuke (
b-lightproductions.com/talen…).
Artists like Nuke often use specialized spray painting techniques to create these vibrant, otherworldly scenes, often performing them as live street art or sharing them through online tutorials.
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