The Three Poisons
2022
In Buddhist teachings, attachment, anger, and delusion are "the three poisons" of the mind.
My drawings are a metaphor for how easily we can fall into those afflictive mental states, in a way that sometimes we cannot help, just like a drop hanging about to fall.
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Anger.
2022
The Three Poisons series.
Graphite, charcoal, pastels, and marker on Caballo paper 250gr. Finished with a fixative spray.
21 x 29.7 cm
[ES]
El deseo.
El anhelo del deseo.
La desesperación del anhelo.
La rabia.
[EN]
Greed.
The longing in greed.
The despair in the longing.
The anger.
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Delusion.
2022
The Three Poisons series.
Graphite, charcoal, pastels, and marker on paper. Finished with a fixative spray.
21 x 29.7 cm
[ES]
El deseo.
La fantasía del deseo.
La creencia en la fantasía.
El engaño.
[EN]
Attachment.
The fantasy in attachment.
Believing the fantasy.
Delusion.
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Greed.
2022
The Three Poisons series.
Graphite, charcoal, pastels, and marker on paper. Finished with a fixative spray.
21 x 29.7 cm
[ES]
El deseo.
La conquista del deseo.
La satisfacción de la conquista.
La necesidad de satisfacción.
El apego.
[EN]
Desiring.
The desired conquest.
The satisfaction of the conquest.
The need for satisfaction.
Greed.
The desired conquest.
The satisfaction of the conquest.
The need for satisfaction.
Greed.
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Delusion II.
2022
The Three Poisons series.
Graphite, pastels, and marker on Canson Mi-Teintes paper 160gr. Finished with a fixative spray.
21 x 29.7 cm
[ES]
El deseo.
La amplificación del deseo.
La irrealidad de la amplificación.
El engaño.
[EN]
Greed.
Magnification.
Unreal.
Delusion.
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