Marcus Hodge
Pivot, 2017
Oil on Canvas
150 x 120
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Pivot was the first painting after the Gateway of India, creating a more abstract content and expressing a universal metaphor for transformation. The shape and design of Pivot and the...
Pivot was the first painting after the Gateway of India, creating a more abstract content and expressing a universal metaphor for transformation. The shape and design of Pivot and the subsequent Gateway series, reflect the mathematical symbol of Pi. This incorporates the concept both of the circle and the idea of infinity. The circle in Hinduism and Buddhism refers to heaven bound, but the pillars of the gateway anchor this symbol in the earth.