That is why the Buddha always refused, in the years following his enlightenment, to define or describe Nibbana: it would, he said, be “improper” to do so, because there are no words to describe such a state to an unenlightened person.
“This exhibition does ask the question: in what state our minds are when we make art and how much of the Truth is manifested from a troubled mind.”
From the book, “The Limits of Thought”, Discussions between Jiddu Krishnamurti and David Bohm.
This painting is a portrait of a Sikh. The turban, together with 4 other items that he carries on him is meant to remind him of the natural state that he should aspire to become.
There is a relationship I sense between creating Art and creating the Self. The processes seem to run parallel to each other. It is almost as if Art is a vehicle to understand the self and illuminate itself.