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Original fileMANDALA 001
The digital painting features a deep red background with a central white square containing intricate, symmetrical, multi-colored linework in blue, green, yellow, and magenta. Surrounding this central design are four yellow squares, each containing a stylized, patterned owl face, positioned at the top, bottom, left, and right. In the four corners of the composition are circular lotus-shaped frames enclosing black and yellow yin-yang symbols. The design uses high-contrast colors and heavy symmetry to create a meditative, decorative pattern.
The work synthesizes motifs from East Asian philosophy, specifically Daoist cosmology, with decorative geometric patterns reminiscent of sacred art. The use of the owl—a symbol of wisdom and nocturnal intuition across various traditions—alongside the yin-yang underscores a theme of duality and balance.
I Ching (Book of Changes)
The central yin-yang motifs represent the fundamental duality described in the I Ching.
Object
digital painting
Contemporary
decorative
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