The Swaying Sound of The Sea Print

My style is expressive, surrealistic - it grips atmospheres. I build contradictions, dualities and illogical elements into my pictures. It is not solely history that repeats itself though. Buddhists believe that with reincarnation we all go through cycles, until the soul realizes itself and reaches nirvana, free from happiness and also from misery. Yet one may also become a Bodhisattva, returning back to earth to show others the way towards enlightenment. The ego/personality is dissolved. The meditator – the individual person and their persona – is diverted from their own thoughts, feelings and personality, and focuses on another center (God). In this, eventually another center completely fills the mediator’s mind and the “original” personality of the meditator disappears. This point, though, is not a simply a lose, but is also when one truly finds themselves because they are completely filled up with God. Life’s equation with suffering in the Buddhist religion(s), which is in a way reflected in the essence of reincarnation and consequently, in the attitude that aims to stop this cycle via nirvana (a reflection on one’s inner world, meditation), does not facilitate one’s turn towards nature. My work explores the intersections between Eastern and the Western worldviews, their different ways of thinking. In connecting the cyclical understanding of history gained from the Western Englightment thinkers with that of nirvana from Buddhism and Hinduism in Eastern philosophy, one is able to grapple with these concerns through the application of seemingly disparate tones and methods in art. Through science a globalized world has advanced in unprecedented fashions, changing our world broadly for the better in many ways. While these scientific and technological advancements have driven humanity into the 21st Century, religion and philosophy still play a crucial role in formulating the cornerstones of human understanding of itself and its place within the broader continuum of past and present.

Print:Giclee on Canvas

Size:16 W x 12 H x 1.25 D in

Size with Frame:17.75 W x 13.75 H x 1.25 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.