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| Satvat - Hotei, the Laughing Buddha - Acrylic on canvas. 40x60, 2011 | |
The figure of the Laughing Buddha was born in ancient China and has had a great popularity in Japan, where it is seen as a god of fortune and prosperity. Very Zen painting, Hotei (Buda) is depicted fat and grotesque, with a big bag from which he draws gifts and sweets to share with anyone. The Buddha does not speak and did not appear at all bathed by the sober silence of the other Buddha, his teaching is its contagious laugh out loud, and in his lavish distribution of gifts. It 's interesting to note that it was considered an incarnation of Buddha Maytreya, the Buddha of the future. Hotei I believe that it affects us directly, since it can teach us the simple celebration, sharing and not take us seriously, all precious things we have forgotten.
In this painting I have placed the figure on a rich green background, color of prosperity and naturalness. Its exhibits spiral as the proverbial round belly, as a whole that contains everything. From big bag open flows a thick cascade of gifts symbolized with geometric shapes and colorful.
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