Art / Symbols

The World of Tim Burton (art exhibit)

His amalgamations of man, animal, and machine are evocative of an artistically-inclined Dr. Frankenstein with an unfettered imagination. The interplay between horror and humor figures prominently in Burton’s art and films —timburton.com

Relativity (M. C. Escher)

It depicts a world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply --wikipedia

fleur-de-lis

stylized emblem or device much used in ornamentation and, particularly, in heraldry, long associated with the French crown --britannica.com

halo in Christianity

a representation of spiritual character through the symbolism of light --britannica.com

Sri Yantra (mystical diagram)

In Shaktism, 9 constituent triangles vary in size and shape and intersect to form 43 smaller triangles, organized in 5 concentric levels. Together they represent the totality of the cosmos and express Advaita or non-duality --wikipedia

Lach Gates at Independence Square in Kyiv

a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of Archangel Michael which is the city's symbol. --wikipedia

The Thinker (sculpture)

a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin

peace symbols

Dove with olive branch vs. the nuclear disarmament peace symbol

the art of Keith Haring (1980-1990)

Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and AIDS awareness --wikipedia

Art of Albrecht Dürer

painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. --wikipedia

flower of life (symbol)

a geometrical design that consists of 19 circles of the same size that are interconnected --uniguide.com

Five Hundred Arhats of Changnyeonsa Temple

Sculptures presumed to be over 500-years old discovered among the ruins of Changnyeongsa Temple, South Korea

the art of Damien Hirst

reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at $384 million --wikipedia. By request.

Art of Richard MacDonald

He began sculpting in earnest and within ten years became one of the most collected present-day figurative sculptors in America. --wikipedia

Christ on the Mount of Olives, by Giovanni

Calibration of the painting, an image of which is included in the post.