miriamjangles
You Are Not Dead, You Are Pretending
Created live at the Live Lounge Cabaret, Buddhafield Festival 2012.
Inspired by a tale told by Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, in which he contemplates a withered, fallen leaf. He realises that it has not died, it is simply breaking down to feed the tree and return as a leaf next season. He laughs and says to the leaf, "You are not dead, you are pretending". Thus he emphasises both the transitory nature and the interconnectedness of all things. The picture portrays through various natural elements the passing of seasons, of sun and moon, the water and life cycles, the cycle of life and death of seeding, budding, blooming, fruiting and rotting, even the fact that rocks are formed as molten and break down to sand, living creatures becoming fossils, all within the circles of the tree and of the snake with its tale in its mouth. Even the skeleton is animated and climbing back up to the realm where new life is symbolised by the egg.
A1, acrylic paint and marker pen on board.
You Are Not Dead, You Are Pretending
Created live at the Live Lounge Cabaret, Buddhafield Festival 2012.
Inspired by a tale told by Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, in which he contemplates a withered, fallen leaf. He realises that it has not died, it is simply breaking down to feed the tree and return as a leaf next season. He laughs and says to the leaf, "You are not dead, you are pretending". Thus he emphasises both the transitory nature and the interconnectedness of all things. The picture portrays through various natural elements the passing of seasons, of sun and moon, the water and life cycles, the cycle of life and death of seeding, budding, blooming, fruiting and rotting, even the fact that rocks are formed as molten and break down to sand, living creatures becoming fossils, all within the circles of the tree and of the snake with its tale in its mouth. Even the skeleton is animated and climbing back up to the realm where new life is symbolised by the egg.
A1, acrylic paint and marker pen on board.