Paintings

Tribal marking and scars have significant meanings. Some symbolize beauty, the birth of a male child, fertility, adulthood, bravery, tribal rank and ethnic heritage among others. Never wanting the beauty of this none verbal language to be lost, Cleotha began expressing his representation of these tribal art forms on his heavily painted canvases using many patterns and designs from these tribes as his inspiration. Understanding and respecting that his paintings could never tell the story of that of scarred human skin, he only humbly wishes to create and maintain dialogue and discussion through his work.