Description: The painting reveals its peculiarity on closer inspection. The main character looks like Buddha but the gesture of his left hand is that of Christ in medieval western iconography. Other objects and signs raise questions like the following: Who is the owner of the mitre placed in the foreground casting its shadow over the observer of the scenery? The meaning of the road sign on the right can be "read" by nearly anyone who calls himself a member of a civilization in the 21st century. We learn from the title of the picture that the girl on the left hand side is Alice. She seems to be floating through a wonderland of signs and symbols which allude to ancient and modern, western and eastern myths and mythologies.Medium: oil
September 17, 2010
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allegory, mythology, pope, buddha, Alice in wonderland