This past year or so I’ve been interested in symbolism. Symbols can be powerful things, things that represent deep-seated beliefs, allegiances; political, spiritual or religious orientations.
To date, I have created an abstract American Flag (“New Glory”), the “Star of David,” and a Christian cross (“The Lord’s Prayer”). I am now working on some Indian (from India) symbolism: the Aum and the Ganesha.
Aum (or “om”) is a sacred or mystical syllable in the Indian religions, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
The symbol I’m using is the Devanāgarī Aum. Devanāgarī is the main script used to write Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.
Here is the Aum symbol by itself. I’ll post my Aum symbol artwork soon. Then I’ll talk about Ganesha. Stay tuned.
Aum symbol