23 September 2009

Blind Man

The blind man and the elephant from "The Man Who Wanted to Meet God: Myths and Stories that Explain the Inexplicable" a book of Indian parables by S.Saraswati
Linocut 36cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

12 comments:

Lynne the Pencil said...

Perfect. Love the way it takes a while to spot the elephant.

problemchildbride said...

Elephantine in its fabness!

Dipankar D. Sengupta said...

really well done! even the style you've adopted is very nice

gatheringwonder said...

ha - perfect!

Roma GutiƩrrez said...

love your style!

Claudia Rohling said...

Great interpretation! Nicely done!

Anonymous said...

I really love the technique. And its a great take on the subject.

leolietje said...

beautiful and subtle image!

Coreopsis said...

Beautiful print--it's such a stark and surprising image!

Anonymous said...

this is a great image, it's so bold!

Stooryduster said...

Wo brilliant. I was told this story as a child but it was three blind men and an elephant I seem to remember.

I enjoyed looking at your illustration and thinking 'what on earth is this all about?' and then the penny dropped which made me laugh.

I really like the wood engraving look.

Cheers.

Mamzelle Rouge said...

Fantastic linocut ! I love your work.