Original size 8.5x11 © 2018 Alex Ledante |
Who better to represent the year of the golden pig than the paragon of swine, Zhu Bajie? One of my favorite characters from Journey to the West, he is a powerful analogy for the base nature of humanity which keeps us from reaching enlightenment...
I wanted this piece to resemble the watercolor illustrations in the version of the books that I have, but also to recall scroll paintings. I wish you all an auspicious year of the pig