Buddha painting on canvas 72

This painting of great spiritual nobility entitled “Buddha Painting 72” is part of a classical and majestic pictorial style with South Asian influences. Through a highly dignified representation, the work captures the state of concentration and inner detachment of the divinity. The chosen soft and metallic shades give the portrait a precious, almost sculptural appearance. This work invites the viewer to a tranquil introspection and to the search for a deep and sincere spiritual harmony.

The portrait shows the face of Buddha slightly tilted downwards, eyes half-closed in an attitude of deep meditation. The skin tone is rendered by a very luminous pale and metallic gold, almost silvery in places, contrasting with shadows of a soft Payne’s gray and warm brown. On his forehead, a vertical turquoise point symbolises the Urna or third eye of wisdom. The subject wears very large golden circular ear ornaments, called kundalas, resting gracefully on his shoulders. The abstract background, worked in broad, clean strokes of gray, beige and raw umber, beautifully highlights the central figure and its metallic sheen.

The technical execution highlights a remarkable work with a flat brush and oil, allowing to create metallic reflections of an impressive realism on the skin and the jewels. The fluidity of the light transitions and the fineness of the contours demonstrate an exceptional mastery of textures and subtle chromatic contrasts.