Aakheperure

“Great are the Manifestations of Ra”
(Aa-kheper-u-re)

Ancient Egypt

My current artistic adventure is the research and recreation of Ancient Egyptian texts, firstly because I have been in love with Ancient Egypt since pretty much forever and I got tired of looking at unresearched chunky mass produced examples of Egyptian art being flogged elsewhere.

I specialise in writing cursive hieroglyphics which are mainly used for religious texts, and favour the retrograde writing style. My script is based on 18th and 19th Dynasty models.
In my work I try to recreate the elegance and beauty of the original texts whilst being as accurate as possible, and apply what I learn to create new texts. I use traditional materials, pigments and writing tools wherever possible.
I began this particular journey in mid 2010.

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I study Egyptology at the University of Manchester.

My other interests include writing, drawing, painting, design, film making, composing music and photography. Other than doing art at school back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I am entirely self taught.

If it is Art, I do it.

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