Autumn Buddha – At Rest
Inspired by the story of Buddha finding enlightenment whilst meditating underneath a sacred bodhi tree without moving for seven weeks. This piece, the fourth and final in the collection of 4 representing the four seasons of Buddha, the Autumn themed artwork of Buddha shows the natural beauty of gold and purple leaves surrounding Buddha’s peaceful meditation. The falling leaves are a symbol of the temporariness of all things and signal a change in season.
£ 125.00 – £ 600.00
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Timeless Buddha
£ 125.00 – £ 600.00 BUYThis piece is based on the famous story of Buddha finding enlightenment underneath a tree. This is part of a series of paintings completed for art-ma by Karun Soni, with both close ups and wider portrayals of the same scene- across various seasons.
He painted this after practicing meditation and learning more about the science behind spirituality, with many principles of original Buddhist meditation benefits still holding up in today’s studies of neuroplastocity and mindfulness.
The biggest part of this is losing the sense of “self” and observing all humans and everything around us as one- which is depicted in each piece of the series through maintaining the same colour palette for Buddha and the nature around him.
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Lotus
£ 108.00 – £ 600.00 BUYThe Lotus flower, because of its unique transformation, has long been regarded as a symbol of enlightenment, purity, rebirth, and triumph over obstacles. While you certainly don’t need to follow a certain spiritual practice to draw inspiration from the lotus, this beautiful blossom holds specific meanings across a handful of traditions. In eastern culture, for example, the lotus is a symbol of revival and purity and in Ancient Egypt it is believed to have magical powers and can ressurect the dead.
The colours too of the Lotus have some significance. A white lotus, much like the one depicted in this artwork by Italian artist Patrizio Landolfi, symbolises purity of mind and an evolved spirit, whilst a yellow Lotus represents spiritual enlightenment. The Lotus flower is special in that it can bloom in the murkiest of waters becoming the most beautiful of flowers.
In this piece the lotus seems hidden behind a yellow veil, which can be interpreted as the Artist’s vision of humanity – a materialistic world devoid of any spiritual awakening, unless we cleanse this thought process, the meaning of life and death will continue to elude us.
Artist: Patrizio Landolfi, Original Media: Oil on Canvas
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Kalpavriksha – The wishing tree
£ 90.00 – £ 950.00 BUYThe Kalpavriksha is a wish fulfilling divine tree in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is said that the Kalpavriksha was one of the 14 things that came out of the Samudra Manthan – the churning of the ocean of milk, along with Kamadhenu, the divine cow that bestows all needs; the tree is also said to be the Milky Way.
Indra (the king of the gods) returned with the Kalpavriksha to his abode in paradise and planted it there. Another myth says that the Kalpavriksha was located on earth and was transported to Indra’s abode after people started misusing it by wishing evil things
Kalpavriksha is now said to be planted at Mount Meru in the middle of Indra’s five paradise gardens (devaloka). It is said therefore that there are as many as five Kalpavrikshas.
In Buddhism a small wish granting tree is depicted decorating the upper part of the “long-life vase” held by “longevity deities” like Amitayus and Ushnishavijaya; the goddess Shramana devi holds jeweled branch of Kalpavriksha in her left hand.
In this painting of the Kalpavriksha, the artist has created the wishing tree in a more contemporary style, sharing his vision of what this mystical tree of desires (maya) could look like.
Artist: Patrizio Landolfi, Original Media: Mixed technique on canvas