For this art experience assignment I visited Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, Georgia on October 16, 2015. He featured several exhibits, but my focus was on the Asian Gallery. My art of focus is the Genesha Elephant, the symbol of Buddhism, displaying October 10, 015 – January 3, 2016. The Red Clay sculpture was created in 2012 and given as a gift by Joanne, and Charles Ackeman, and Merry and Chris Carlos.
During this art experience essay, I will expound on the highly complex domain of a distinct of South Asia, centering on the subcontinent of India and its highly complex world, and one of its most powerful animals that symbolizes a religion. This animal is revered as one of the most powerful illustrations of a religion know to man not just in Asia but all over the world. The Ganesha Elephant is the most recognized by all of the Hindu and Buddhist arts, along with the religion of Buddhism, Ganesha is viewed as the God Of Success and the destroyer of evils and obstacles.
The birth: In the time around 624 BC, the founding figure of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince in Northern India. His birth is seen as a miraculous event as it was predicted by Brahmin that he would grow into a person of great importance. According to legend, his mother …show more content…
It should have been more of an earth tone, like a gray or low toned tan. I am also a little taken aback by the many different patterns used to depict the Genasha Elephant, one moment he is standing on his tail like a circus elephant rather than being a symbol of influence, but yet it indicates entertainer rather than the destroyer of evil. Most of the patterns in my opinion suggest a playful party animal, overall it represents a diverse life. The statue looks to be clutter with all of the different thing going on around it, they could have been more
During this art experience essay, I will expound on the highly complex domain of a distinct of South Asia, centering on the subcontinent of India and its highly complex world, and one of its most powerful animals that symbolizes a religion. This animal is revered as one of the most powerful illustrations of a religion know to man not just in Asia but all over the world. The Ganesha Elephant is the most recognized by all of the Hindu and Buddhist arts, along with the religion of Buddhism, Ganesha is viewed as the God Of Success and the destroyer of evils and obstacles.
The birth: In the time around 624 BC, the founding figure of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince in Northern India. His birth is seen as a miraculous event as it was predicted by Brahmin that he would grow into a person of great importance. According to legend, his mother …show more content…
It should have been more of an earth tone, like a gray or low toned tan. I am also a little taken aback by the many different patterns used to depict the Genasha Elephant, one moment he is standing on his tail like a circus elephant rather than being a symbol of influence, but yet it indicates entertainer rather than the destroyer of evil. Most of the patterns in my opinion suggest a playful party animal, overall it represents a diverse life. The statue looks to be clutter with all of the different thing going on around it, they could have been more