OHYAH canadian art gallery

OHYAH canadian art galleryAcrylic on paper 96 x 67 in. Unframed 2022 The impulse in naming this painting OHYAH was to play with a reference for the name of God, YAHWAH, as used in the word hallelujah (meaning praise God). The second element of hallelujah is YAH. The painting title OHYAH also signals both surprise (OH) and agreement (YES) while shifting the yes affirmation to a more casual or ordinary yeah (yah). As a nuance, the word yeah is sometimes used ironically in

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