Descended Triangle No. 6
1987
Shoichi Ida
Japanese, 1941-2006
Contemporary Art
This print evokes one of the key visual metaphors associated with Kali, who is sometimes depicted as pure geometric abstraction, in the form of a yantra, rather than as a multilimbed goddess. Yantras are spiritual visualization instruments specific to the philosophy and ritual of Tantra, a sect of both Hinduism and Buddhism. The Kali yantra is a red and black diagram of interlocking triangles, lotus petals, and geometric forms, and is one of several symbolic representations of shakti (female divine energy). The inverted triangle also resonates with the contemporary use of pink and black triangles as symbols of queer identity.
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- Maker/Artist
- Ida, Shoichi
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Color spit bite aquatints with soft ground etching and drypoint on gampi paper chine collé
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26 x 22 5/8 in. (66 x 57.5 cm) Image: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 1991.215.9
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nancy Genn
- Exhibitions
- Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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