Buddha Meditating Signed Painting from Thailand, "The Khmer Meditation I"

Vikorn Sara reveals Buddha's presence through his art while inviting us to experience the serenity that may come through meditation. Painting with acrylics, Sara portrays Buddha as a stone sculpture in an artistic style known as Dvaravati, which dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries. Dvaravati refers both to a culture and a conglomerate of ancient city-states in the lower plain of the Chao Phraya river. Buddha is characterized by a broad face, full rimmed lips, elongated eyes and eyebrows in a sharp ridge forming an arc.