Amnesty International logo in Tibetan script

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Blurry person holding a smiling baby on a couch

Artist— Jed C.

this is a short documentation of the artwork titled “The Buddha” dedicated to my mom’s amazing artistic talent

"Amidst the chaos and limited resources, I found inspiration in Tibetan culture's vibrant colours. Rejecting black and white, I sought to capture the harmony within chaos and express my yearning for personal peace.

The profound connection with The Buddha guided my exploration of inner light, wisdom, and tranquillity.”

Stylized yellow Tibetan script on a black background

( Buddha )

Two vibrant, colorful paintings of a Buddha figure on a wall above a wooden cabinet with decorative items.

The Tibetan word for Buddha is sang gyay (pronounced "song gyay"). When we look at the etymology for this word, we see that it is closely related to the word for enlightenment. Sang means "awakened" (as from the sleep of ignorance) or "purified" (as in purified of all obscurations). Gyay means "expanded, blossomed, fully developed."

The two syllables combine to mean "one such as Shakyamuni Buddha, who has purified all the obscurations (sang) and who has developed fully all the qualities of enlightenment (gyay).

Source: www.tibetanlanguage.org

Text logo with the phrase 'Let's see, feel & hear slice of art the world we envision' with 'slice of art' in an oval.

Embrace inner peace and find solace within ourselves

Buddha (The Awaken One)

I deeply resonated with The Buddha as I yearned for personal peace and tranquillity.

I didn't feel right using black and white to symbolise tuning the chaos out.

Abstract painting of a human face with bold colors and surreal shapes
Abstract painting with mixed colors and textures

Painted with poster paint colours details done with fine markers 

The Buddha" serves as a reminder to embrace inner peace and find solace within ourselves

Abstract painting with colorful vertical shapes and patterns, including dots and stripes

Khata

The most common colour of the Khata is white to signify the purity of the intention of the offerer, with no negative thoughts or motives behind it.

Abstract artwork with candles and colorful patterns

Butter lamps

The offering of butter lamp is the offering of wisdom and light of knowledge to eradicate darkness or ignorance. It has a crucial place in Bhutan's daily rituals.

The physical darkness symbolizes the inner darkness of ignorance and the butter lamp symbolizes the inner light of wisdom and knowledge.

Colorful abstract painting with blue shapes and yellow and pink elements

Buddha’s curls

The statues and paintings portray the Buddha as having short, tight ringlet curls. As hair is often used as a metaphor for human beings'’ illusion or ignorance, cutting the hairs implies symbolically getting rid of ignorance.