
Science steps in to gently rub salve into my busy mind.
A visit to Bangkok’s Museum of Modern Art definitely blew my Contemporary art thoughts last month.
I really struggled with my own ignorance of Buddhist and Hindu culture. The first two floors, that I chose to visit, presented art created in the last twenty years but absolutely the subject matter were traditional tales, largely presented in 2d and rendered in styles that are centuries old. I was completely exhausted by hyper-real women with perfectly formed bodies perkily posing, predominantly for the male gaze but pretending to be a classic image telling a traditional story in a contemporary way. In short I was exhausted by perky breasts and buttocks and uncomfortable with images of prepubescent girls depicted with their clothes absentmindedly slipping from their bodies.

My apologies for this being a repeat sentiment of a previous blog. But since the last blog two second-hand books have arrived in my house. Short introductions to Buddhism and Hinduism.
I am making a start with Buddhism.


And in particular with Satan’s Daughters. 10 in number, and the subject of a painting that I really enjoyed trying to understand in Bangkok.

Louis Pasteur clarified beautifully the artistic journey that I am on currently. Science is a wonderful thing.

Being surprised by something is the mind’s first step towards discovery. Louis Pasteur
This month Buddhism, next Hinduism.