Monday, March 17, 2008

new picture again


Resurrection
oil, eggtempera and acrylic on canvas (linen)
90 x 45 cm

Another one in my chinaesk-series. A lot of Chineses are buddhists - this religion didn`t die, it lived in 
the underground, sunken into fog of privacy, unforgotten. 
And now the people can show it openly. It´s growing and growing. 
The old temples are getting restored and monks live there again. In Hangzhou you can find a mountain with a lot of buddhas, bashed into the stone. And opposite is one of the revived temples.
I loved it.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Dimensions



Dimensions
oil and egg tempera on canvas (linen)
95 x 105 cm

I´ve finished this picture today. Finally.
In China in the old gardens you can find a lot of these gates. It´s called moongate. It´s round for good chi and is a beautiful frame for everything behind. There are other forms, too. Like vases for wealth for example. But the moongates are the most beautiful ones. So I´ve choosen this for the picture.
A friend said the picture reminds her of blood and womanhood. That was not my intention, but it sounds good, of course. For me it´s a gate to other dimensions. You never know what awaits you behind.