DOUBLE IMAGES

Two images for the abdominal section of the body. The complexity of the abdomen, the force of the body, the viscera. . . stomach. . . point of physical access to spiritual power and spritual strength. The solar plexus. Yet our bellies also embody our species' life-renewing power,  the womb.

This is Connection 3 (30cm x 30cm, 12x12", oil on canvas)  the series of 5 paintings representing the human figure. In the abdominal area, straight lines are more numerous connecting the internal shapes which are soft and  floating.

Connection 3 - 12x12"- 30x30cm. - oil on canvas

 This is Connection 4 of the series. Note the figures that appear only here in this canvas. The abdomen is also site of the womb, the birthplace of the figure. These figures are placed in a series of   cubical structures, their habitats. Here is the corrispondence between the human body and geometry.

Connection 4  - 12x12" - 30x30cm - oil on canvas

Leonardo da Vinci believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the universe.