Analyze That!

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The piece that I am analyzing is line art that consists of straight and curved lines of a Buddha. This particular Buddha is not the typical chubby, bald headed guy that is always smiling. This Buddha seems as if he is in a deep meditation. The circular piece in the background represents life, which is a full circle, meaning it is one big cycle that repeats itself. All those curved and expressive lines seems to represent what human beings go through during a lifetime. At times life can be good, which is represented in the straight lines, but also, life can be difficult, which is represented in the curved lines. The two little kids on each side of the Buddha seems to be angels flying by his side, which symbolize opposites. The angel to the left of the Buddha, which appears to have a face, represents good, and the angel to his right that has no face, represents evil. Everything in this life has opposites, good/bad, small/big, girls/boys, smart/stupid, and so on. This piece has a two-dimensional space, which is flat and possesses height and width, but no depth perception. This art piece is very simple and plain, and does not consist of any hues from the color wheel. There is no saturation or analogous color scheme in this piece, it is definitely not like other pieces of art work, where is consists of many different types of mediums and shades. This piece consists of dark and light values of black and white. The artist also used a specific technique of drawing called hatching, which is an area of closely spaced parallel lines, which is usually found in the darker area. In this piece, hatching occurs right under the Buddha’s arms. The reason I chose this one particular piece is because it represents life and everything that we might encounter during this unbelievable journey and how we can overcome the hardships by being aware and once this occurs, we are enlightened.