compositions
Tripura is a vision of balance, acceptance and synthesis of polarities, represented by the fire and water elements. The contradictions of those elements is solved and empowered by merging them into a balanced and whole figure (notice the full shriyantra of the unified figure). One of the most important principals in Hinduism is Balance, and it is told in its mythology that our world was created and is constantly shaped by three forms of supreme reality, the Trimurti- Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the eternal preserver) and Shiva (the destructor), a trinity reflecting how polarities are not only co-existent, they are co-dependent.
The head of Hindu god Ganesh, master of intellect and wisdom. This is one of the first designs drawn with a underling grid, made by interlocking swastikas. The missing tusk indicates Ganesh's ability to overcome all duality, yet the equilibrium of the whole creation is kept by the complemental design featuring the tusk and the mouse, Ganeshe's companion and divine vehicle.
a psychedelic vision of a multi-handed man dancing with the tree of life. in each hand he holds one of the "sphirot". the hindu chakras run in parallel through his center.
a psychedelic vision of a multi-handed man dancing with the tree of life. in each hand he holds one of the "sphirot". the hindu chakras run in parallel through his center.
A synthesis between the heavenly dance of Shiva, the Shiva Nataraj (derived from Sanskrit nata = dance; raja = king), and a vision that is often seen in India, the chillum smoking ritual. Simultaneously, the whole ritual from the beginning to its end is depicted in the hands' fluent and infinitive movement. This movement encapsulates the complex simplicity of this old and repetitive inner (the act of smoking and its mental effects) and outer (the social aspect- passing and interacting with the others) cycle. Boom!
a contracting and expanding buddha face, pulsating different colors while breathing in and out, in infinite and complete meditation.
a meditating buddha figure with seven pairs of hands. with his fingers, buddha signals the number seven, representing the first seven "sphirot" (earthly chakras) of the tree of life. his meditation vibrates & echoes the "parzuf" (face of being).
a meditating buddha figure with seven pairs of hands. with his fingers, buddha signals the number seven, representing the first seven "sphirot" (earthly chakras) of the tree of life. his meditation vibrates & echoes the "parzuf" (face of being).