The Evolution Of Happiness (2014) Painting

The Evolution of Happiness (2019) Energised sand on wooden board, with titanium white acrylic. Gallery non reflective glass. Back signed by artist (2014) Outside frame size 61 cm x 64 cm x 2.5 cm Sold only as a pair The sand was collected from my local beach 'Kwun Yam Wan Beach', near Kwun Yam Temple (built before 1840 and dedicated to Guanshiyin, which means "The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World"), on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, a small pirate and fishing village island with no forms of transport. I took the sand home just up the road from the beach to be washed, cleansed, and placed to dry on the rooftop absorbing the natural energies from the sun and moon. The sand was then placed into a large glass jar for safekeeping. A smaller jar was filled with the same sand, which I kept with me for six months. Throughout these six months I left the sand at various beautiful magical temples around Hong Kong to absorb positive healing energies. To name a selected few: Kwun Yam Temple (Cheung Chau Island), Yuk Hui Temple / Pak Tai Temple (Cheung Chau Island), Che Kung Temple (Ho Chung, Sai Kung, New Territories), Tin Hau Temple (Sai Kung, New Territories), River God Dragon King Shrine (Nam Chung, Luk Kong, New Territories), Wun Cheun Sin Koon Temple (Ping Che, Tai Po Tin, Fanling, New Territories), Lin Fa Kung Temple (Tai Hang, Tin Hau, Hong Kong Island), Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Man Mo Temple (Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island), Po Lin Monastery (Big Buddha, Lantau Island), Kwun Yam Monastery (Lantau Island), Kwan Tai Temple, (Tai O Lantau Island) After six months the small glass jar of sand was poured back into the large glass jar to combine the positive energies. On one wooden white washed board I drew 100 talismanic forms of the Chinese characters of Happiness, and on the other 100 talismanic forms of the Chinese characters of Longevity. (Every character is a different symbol.) Then I stuck the energised sand to each of the 200 characters. Finally, I painted with titanium white acrylic, and framed with a white boarder, white frame, and non-reflective glass. The two pieces are minimal and contemporary, with very ancient meaning. They are also a meditation, and a reminder of happiness and longevity belong in ones kitchen, living and dinning area. We are what we eat. Both pieces of art have been blessed several times.

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 25.2 H x 1 D in

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