recto: red border; black rectangle with rounded corners; celestial circle with spheres, spirals, and "clouds", with a circle with scalloped edges at center, with a rounded shooting star-like tail, with "GOD" written on it verso: blue border; exterior of fantastic futuristic building with steps, two X-shaped elements, pink grid, and a fantastic turret in ULC, with bushes, in shades of pink, blue, and black

%C2%A9 Royal Robertson %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

God (recto); Vision (verso), 1979

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The opaque red border around the picture makes it feel as though we’re watching the turning of the universe on an old television screen. In this vision, Prophet Royal Robertson maps the universe as a series of concentric circles around God. The white scuffs on the black ground and the varied texture of the rings suggest constant motion. God zips through the center, streaming a comet tail.

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Title
God (recto); Vision (verso)
Artist Life
1936 - 1997
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2019.16.21
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recto: red border; black rectangle with rounded corners; celestial circle with spheres, spirals, and "clouds", with a circle with scalloped edges at center, with a rounded shooting star-like tail, with "GOD" written on it verso: blue border; exterior of fantastic futuristic building with steps, two X-shaped elements, pink grid, and a fantastic turret in ULC, with bushes, in shades of pink, blue, and black

© Royal Robertson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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