Original artwork description:

The priestess, as an archetype, represents the mediator between the human and the divine, the keeper of ancestral secrets and a guide to enlightenment. Nudity is not erotic, but symbolic of primordial purity, vulnerability, and essential truth: stripped of clothing (a metaphor for worldly illusions), the figure embodies the naked soul before the sacred, recalling mythological figures such as the Vestal Virgins or the goddesses of light (e.g., Isis or Athena).
The dynamic pose, with the body arched and arms stretched upward, evokes spiritual asceticism, an aspiration toward the heavens, the divine. Symbolically, this gesture represents the balance between earth and heaven: the legs rooted to the ground (connection with matter) contrast with the raised hands (aspiration to the enlightened). It is a symbol of inner harmony, of yoga as union (from the Sanskrit "yuj," meaning to unite), suggesting the resolution of dualities such as body/spirit, darkness/light. In a Symbolist vein, it could allude to the mystical path, where the body becomes a living temple, echoing the work's title.

The use of bright, contrasting colors is central to the work's symbolism. Warm tones (orange, red) dominate the body, symbolizing inner fire, vital passion, and creative energy—elements associated with light as a regenerative force. Blues and grays, on the other hand, introduce notes of calm, mystery, and introspection, evoking water or the night sky, symbols of psychic depth. This chromatic fragmentation, with abstract, angular blocks of color (reminiscent of Cubism), represents the refraction of light: the priestess as a prism that breaks down and reassembles inner reality. The light, almost ethereal background (pale yellow/beige) symbolizes the "Temple of Light"—a sacred space of illumination, where the figure emerges as an epiphany, counteracting the darkness of ignorance. In Symbolist terms, light is a metaphor for divine knowledge, truth, and transcendence, opposed to the shadows of material existence.

This is not realism, but a symbol of the complexity of the soul: fragmentation represents the multiple facets of the inner self, or the disintegration of the ego to achieve spiritual unity. Symbolically, it recalls the idea of ​​a "temple" as an interior structure, where light penetrates and transforms. The absence of environmental details focuses attention on the symbolic essence, inviting the viewer to an interior contemplation, typical of Symbolism, which prioritizes dreams and the unconscious over external reality.

Contemporary Spirituality and the Search for Light: The work symbolizes a journey toward enlightenment in a contemporary era, where the priestess embodies spiritual resilience against modern chaos. The title "The Priestess of the Temple of Light" reinforces this: the temple is not physical, but metaphorical of the soul, and the light is a symbol of hope, wisdom, and rebirth.

inks,watercolor,brushpen on canson paper 250 g/m
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Materials used:

ink,brushpen,watercolor

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