I remember your thread...
damn..good job..
I love it..
very deep, but , so moving...
"The Seeker" Completed my painting, 8 months in the making. , page 1
Topic started on 22-1-2012 @ 07:15 PM by el1jah
Hey ATS, some of you may remember a while back I had done some sketches and shown some of the progress leading up to this, well, after working on this
off and on for the last 8 months, I am pretty much finished- besides some touching up here and there-The painting is about 8X4 feet.
My story: I am 24 now and about a year ago I decided to take my artwork seriously, so I quit my job and started drawing and planning- eventually stretching a massive canvas and going to town. So next week I am attending a workshop about the business of art at a local university, to see what the next steps are regarding selling my work and making this a career. I will be sure to fill you all in with my progress. Please wish me luck/send me your new age happy thoughts lol.
About the piece: (please feel free to ignore this and interpret this for yourself, or visit it after you have looked at the piece). This painting represents the inward movement of consciousness and into the more spacious state of pure awareness. It is based on my interest and experience of meditation, the philosophical teachings of Patanjali (see Yoga sutras of Patanjali)
the eyes- are meant to be confrontational, representing the 5 senses and their outward gasping of the world. Each eye is meant to convey some sense of emotion different from the others. It is the 5 senses and the corresponding sensations which catalizes our ego and the driving desires that keep us stuck in the limiting seperate self.
The center: The colours within the sphere in the center are reflections of the two energies of male and female, the sun and moon, or the ying and yang if you prefer, they are synonymous with the left and right sides of the spine. The circle surrounding his head and the stars within them represent the shushumna, the center channel of the spine. Another interpretation of this is the three layers of reality, or the three bodies we possess, the physical (sun, yellow), the astral (moon, blue) and the causal(the vast sky). Basically this is an inward and then outward movement through the mind and beyond the self.
Please offer any suggestions and comments good or bad I hope you all enjoy it.
And here are the original drawings
Concept 1-
Concept 2-
My story: I am 24 now and about a year ago I decided to take my artwork seriously, so I quit my job and started drawing and planning- eventually stretching a massive canvas and going to town. So next week I am attending a workshop about the business of art at a local university, to see what the next steps are regarding selling my work and making this a career. I will be sure to fill you all in with my progress. Please wish me luck/send me your new age happy thoughts lol.
About the piece: (please feel free to ignore this and interpret this for yourself, or visit it after you have looked at the piece). This painting represents the inward movement of consciousness and into the more spacious state of pure awareness. It is based on my interest and experience of meditation, the philosophical teachings of Patanjali (see Yoga sutras of Patanjali)
the eyes- are meant to be confrontational, representing the 5 senses and their outward gasping of the world. Each eye is meant to convey some sense of emotion different from the others. It is the 5 senses and the corresponding sensations which catalizes our ego and the driving desires that keep us stuck in the limiting seperate self.
The center: The colours within the sphere in the center are reflections of the two energies of male and female, the sun and moon, or the ying and yang if you prefer, they are synonymous with the left and right sides of the spine. The circle surrounding his head and the stars within them represent the shushumna, the center channel of the spine. Another interpretation of this is the three layers of reality, or the three bodies we possess, the physical (sun, yellow), the astral (moon, blue) and the causal(the vast sky). Basically this is an inward and then outward movement through the mind and beyond the self.
Please offer any suggestions and comments good or bad I hope you all enjoy it.
And here are the original drawings
Concept 1-
Concept 2-
edit on 22-1-2012 by el1jah because: (no reason given)
reply posted on 22-1-2012 @ 07:32 PM by RicoMarston
reply to post by el1jah
wow.
very impressive.
i love the colors of the circles and ovals at the bottom, below the figure.
i viewed the work before reading your own interpretation and was pleasantly surprised to find that i was 'right.' though this says more about your ability to convey a message than my own interpretational skills.
awesome work. keep it up!
wow.
very impressive.
i love the colors of the circles and ovals at the bottom, below the figure.
i viewed the work before reading your own interpretation and was pleasantly surprised to find that i was 'right.' though this says more about your ability to convey a message than my own interpretational skills.
awesome work. keep it up!
reply posted on 22-1-2012 @ 07:47 PM by el1jah
reply to post by BBobb
I'm glad you interpreted it in this way, the language may be different but it signifies the same meaning. The observation of the tension between going in or staying out, and the possible attatchment to others and wanting to help them is why he is looking at the audience rather than away like in the sketches. Thankyou for taking the time to share.
I'm glad you interpreted it in this way, the language may be different but it signifies the same meaning. The observation of the tension between going in or staying out, and the possible attatchment to others and wanting to help them is why he is looking at the audience rather than away like in the sketches. Thankyou for taking the time to share.
reply posted on 22-1-2012 @ 07:49 PM by el1jah
reply to post by birdyat101
I'll be sure to notify you when the time comes, I will be putting a website together soon enough and will post it to ats rather than trying to sell on ats which I am sure is against the T&c
I'll be sure to notify you when the time comes, I will be putting a website together soon enough and will post it to ats rather than trying to sell on ats which I am sure is against the T&c
reply posted on 22-1-2012 @ 08:10 PM by Turkenstein
reply to post by el1jah
Wow! I really like that. It has amazing detail. I love art, especially this style. The difference is, this is one of a few out of many with the time taken to really get the details of the surface textures fine tuned.
Wow! I really like that. It has amazing detail. I love art, especially this style. The difference is, this is one of a few out of many with the time taken to really get the details of the surface textures fine tuned.
reply posted on 23-1-2012 @ 02:35 AM by nineix
Amazing Fantastic Beautiful Marvelous Inspiring Provocative Wonderful work!
I love the flow of geometries and symbolism you've tied together here.
I'm not sure where/how you post your work (if you do), but, If you're interested in putting your work on the market, without ever losing the original, you can take high quality photos of it, and post it to imagekind
under your own account where it can then be printed to paper or canvas in a selection of many sizes and prices for your fans.
It's one way to sell your work online, though there's many others.
I love the flow of geometries and symbolism you've tied together here.
I'm not sure where/how you post your work (if you do), but, If you're interested in putting your work on the market, without ever losing the original, you can take high quality photos of it, and post it to imagekind
under your own account where it can then be printed to paper or canvas in a selection of many sizes and prices for your fans.
It's one way to sell your work online, though there's many others.
edit on 23-1-2012 by nineix because: (no reason given)
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