In my opinion, the abstract name-like design also resembles Arabic calligraphy and the color pink for love, and green for a more peaceful colour. Overall, the aim of this picture is to portray peace, love, and being a visible minority.
As an astronaut looks down on the Earth from space, they note its small scale compared to the vastness that surrounds them. As a scientist looks through a microscope at DNA, they note its double-helix shape holding the genetic blueprint for all living things on Earth. Both the Earth and DNA, hold the secrets to our past and future. With all going on in the world – the climate crisis, inequality, violence – let this artwork be a reminder of what every living thing on this planet shares, a blueprint for life pivotal to our development, connecting us and revealing our similarities.
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The outer part represents an open-mouth smile which is also enhanced by the hand covering the mouth. The tape is “holding” together the smile, and the grounded coffee bits are within the smile next to an abstract brain with brain circuits influenced by the coffee ingested.
(The open mouth smile is supposed to represent joy.)
Impact of coffee drinking = decreased risk of suicide in adults.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/drinking-coffee-may-reduce-risk-of-suicide-in-adults/
Drinking coffee may reduce risk of suicide in adults - News
Caffeine's impact on brain chemicals may play a role. July 24, 2013 — Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50%, according to a new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. The study was published online on July 2, 2013, in The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry.
- Mandala Artwork designed & created by Janaki Raghavan.
This is an artwork symbolizing peace, unity, diversity, and hope. Mandala art is usually drawn having a vision of something that one meditates upon and wishes to manifest. I drew this for peace and unity in times of uncertainty.