Waiting for Relevance marks my introduction to Tantra, a philosophy where everything stems from the union of the divine feminine and masculine.
I've often found that some sacred texts, seemingly written by and for a specific class of men, leave me with a sense of rejection. Isn't it strange how texts meant to guide us towards a higher purpose and harmony can also, right there, lay out different classes of men, with women even lower. I often wonder how many times these ancient texts were edited for political and social gain, rather than to truly guide us toward transcendence.
In the Tantric philosophy of the cosmos, I felt this kind of interference was largely missing. Perhaps Tantra's general perception as taboo gave patriarchy less incentive to edit its core philosophy.
Drawn to the concept of Yoni—the womb in microcosmic terms and the source of all origin in macrocosmic terms—for this artwork, I created a figure performing the Yoni Mudra. I gave it a texture that suggests it had been calling out to the divine feminine energy for so long that it turned to stone.
Waiting for Relevance, 2024
ink and color pencil on hemp paper
60 x 80 cm
[Sold]
Waiting for Relevance marks my introduction to Tantra, a philosophy where everything stems from the union of the divine feminine and masculine.
I've often found that some sacred texts, seemingly written by and for a specific class of men, leave me with a sense of rejection. Isn't it strange how texts meant to guide us towards a higher purpose and harmony can also, right there, lay out different classes of men, with women even lower. I often wonder how many times these ancient texts were edited for political and social gain, rather than to truly guide us toward transcendence.
In the Tantric philosophy of the cosmos, I felt this kind of interference was largely missing. Perhaps Tantra's general perception as taboo gave patriarchy less incentive to edit its core philosophy.
Drawn to the concept of Yoni—the womb in microcosmic terms and the source of all origin in macrocosmic terms—for this artwork, I created a figure performing the Yoni Mudra. I gave it a texture that suggests it had been calling out to the divine feminine energy for so long that it turned to stone.
Waiting for Relevance, 2024
ink and color pencil on hemp paper
60 x 80 cm
[Sold]
Waiting for Relevance, 2024
ink and color pencil on hemp paper
60 x 80 cm
[Sold]
Waiting for Relevance marks my introduction to Tantra, a philosophy where everything stems from the union of the divine feminine and masculine.
I've often found that some sacred texts, seemingly written by and for a specific class of men, leave me with a sense of rejection. Isn't it strange how texts meant to guide us towards a higher purpose and harmony can also, right there, lay out different classes of men, with women even lower. I often wonder how many times these ancient texts were edited for political and social gain, rather than to truly guide us toward transcendence.
In the Tantric philosophy of the cosmos, I felt this kind of interference was largely missing. Perhaps Tantra's general perception as taboo gave patriarchy less incentive to edit its core philosophy.
Drawn to the concept of Yoni—the womb in microcosmic terms and the source of all origin in macrocosmic terms—for this artwork, I created a figure performing the Yoni Mudra. I gave it a texture that suggests it had been calling out to the divine feminine energy for so long that it turned to stone.