The Great Zen Master was very sick lately. The young monk asked him,"Master, how your venerable health been lately?'
The great Zen Master said,"Sun-face Buddha, moon-face Buddha."
...this is a work in progress and visual commentary on this well known, and one of my favorite, zen kong-ans. Finished version soon...
I have to say that I am delighted by the direction in which your work is headed. It is very akin to a rich and complicated broth that combines the artistic, the personal, the experiential, and the philosophical, connecting directly to the human conundra. What does it mean to be human? What path should one follow? What is the "right" thing do do? Given a scenario, is there only one "correct" answer? Could it be possible that all answers are equally "correct"? If so, which one is mine?
ReplyDeleteThe work is as exquisite as always, and, as with your other works, is multifaceted and can be experienced and appreciated on one or multiples of many levels. I was particularly smitten with your decision to include/attach the kongan. It gives the already provocative visual metaphor yet another challenging metaphysical dimension.
I very much look forward to seeing the finished piece. I have the perfect place for it: my cabin on a secluded and mystical lake.
Rufas Thibodeaux
Pas d'obscurité, sans lumière.
Vous dansez avec celui qui vous a amené.