Kelly A. Kehs artwork: Weeping Buddhas

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Weeping Buddhas

"The world is profoundly sad, they say, and someone has to always be weeping for its sorrows, so that you can be joyful."

-quote on the weeping buddha

I have a beautiful hand-carved wooden sculpture of a weeping buddha. When I started my pen and ink series I decided to do a few with this image of the buddha. This one happens to be my favorite. He is surrounded by all the darkness, absorbing it form the world around him. Hope you like it!

2 comments:

intrepidideas said...: There is so much to this piece. I like it!; June 24, 2008 at 4:19 AM
kellykehs said...: thanks for your kind words and for visiting my page! -KAK; June 24, 2008 at 8:38 PM

Artist Statement

I believe there is a cycle to life. Things happen for a reason and there is a spiritual interconnection and balance between all that exists. This philosophy is expressed in my artwork, both intellectually and technically through spontaneous and experimental processes.
By use of color and texture my artwork represents a world in which the subconscious meets the conscious and imagination becomes reality. Each stroke on the canvas leads to the next, each color complements or contrasts another, and the process continues until the space that I have manipulated makes sense to me.