InTer-CoNNecTion Series: Phase I

 InTer-CoNNecTion Series: 
This is a new series of work completed summer 2012 
 

The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. (www.mandalaproject.org)

In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective. (www.wikipedia.org)

Mandalas have been created by humans internationally and cross-culturally to express and promote concepts of unity, wholeness, and balance. Mandalas are integrated in cultures, architectures and traditions including Christian, Islamic, Celtic, Buddhist, Aboriginal and Hindu. Mandala forms and patterns are also found associated with science, art and mathematics. Mandalas are based on the laws of nature and the natural world and can be found on micro and macro levels from single cells to the cosmos, and can represent experiences individual to collective.

I am creating large-scale mandala-inspired paintings as a way to explore the relationship between natural and organized patterns. My intention is to create a series of paintings that reference collective cross-cultural traditions and inspire individual interpretation. I have repeated the use of the circle within each of the six individual pieces in the series, and also by painting each mandala in an analogous color scheme to include the colour spectrum.

 

InTer-CoNNecTion Series: #1

  

                                    Lucie Bause Yellow-Orange (1) 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas 

 

 

                                           Lucie Bause Yellow-Green (2) 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas
                         

 

Lucie Bause- Red-Violet (3) 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas 

 

 

Lucie Bause- Blue-Green 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas

Lucie Bause- Blue-Violet 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas 2012

Lucie Bause- Red-Orange 58x58 Acrylic on Canvas 2012