A discussion on some abstract art

What I like about abstract art is that it's up to you how to interpret what is being presented to you. Some times the shapes are just pretty to look at, but some times there's a particular "story" to tell, a deeper meaning.

In my two abstract pieces, although unintended, a story evolved as I was dragging tiles around and placing them where I feel, as opposed to where they should go.

The artworks in question are:

So here's my interpretation of these two artworks. Be warned, it involves yoga... *gasp* (Gee, who woulda thunk?)

With these two pictures, I (personally) see the the illustration of "yoga", a term derived from the Sanskrit word "yuj" which means join, yoke or union.

So what do all these yoga practitioners look to "join"? There's several answers to that question. These people could be looking to form a union between their body, mind and soul. They could be looking to yoke with "God" (whoever, and whatever that may be for them). Or they could be looking to join their self, and their true self (self realisation).

The last description is what I see in the two artworks above.

So the first picture illustrates the state most of us are in, where our self and our true self, or atman, are not united but are connected.

The second picture illustrates what yoga can achieve, self realisation through the unification of one's self and true self.

I didn't intend to create anything in particular when working with these two artworks. It goes to show what can come out of a person when you let go and just make what you feel.

Anyway, so enough of my fluffly, spiritual, hippy talk. Go drag some tiles people.