Face of the World
a series of 8 original portraits
A series of original acrylic paintings representing how closely linked we humans are to our planet earth, right down to the percentage of elements in each of our bodies. For instance, they say our planet has around 75% to 80% water. Guess how much water is in our bodies! Almost the same. 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of the six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. We've also got and need Potassium, Sulfur, Iron, Copper and a host of other elements coursing through our veins. These are elements of the earth we walk on, and the universe we live in. We are, in every way, of this planet. When the time comes for us to depart, leaving our body here, it will return to it, like a mother to a child.
Right now, though, we use these gifts which are given to us through our bodies and hopefully we use them wisely and kindly.
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