12x16" "Lord Shiva" acrylic aerosol and oil original painting

12x16" "Lord Shiva" acrylic aerosol and oil original painting stretched canvas.

Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. Shiva is believed to be at the core of the centrifugal force of the universe, due to his responsibility for death and destruction. Shiva is the dissolving force in life. But Shiva dissolves to create since death is necessary for rebirth into a new life. He is the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. So the opposites of life and death, creation and destruction, both reside in his character.