from The Buddha Project
Wall drawing at Gallery U, Cleveland
2004
Ink, spirograph, fire, wax, incense, rocks, orange, honey
Becoming illustrates the idea of life as a cyclical process.
A site specific drawing made directly on the walls of the
gallery. The drawing itself (made with the use of a spirograph, the 1960's art making device for children) contains thousands of various circles representing Buddha.
Buddha nature / Buddha mind become recognized as both form and formlessness . The first phase of the drawing was completed in four successive days, and was continued for three more days of drawing spread over over a period of 3 months.
In this particular piece, the temporary nature of the work relates to Buddhist concepts of impermanence and non-attachment, referencing
the sand mandalas created by Tibetan Buddhist monks which are meticulously created over a short period of time and then swept up and dispersed into a flowing river or stream.
At the completion of the show the Buddha was washed away.
Copyright © 2004 David Pohl
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