Shiva & Shakti = Yin & Yang

Sex is traditionally considered a pleasurable act of uniting male and female bodies together to continue life. I've been researching the sexual relationship between the male and female, and many of the content I found refers to the Kamasutra. When I googled further into the Kamasutra, many results came up with different sex positions and information on how to please a lover. The Hindu portrayal of sex consists of very raw expressions of sexual desire, strictly representing the female and male. Two gods that represent the unity of male and female are Shiva and Shakti: Shakti represents the divine feminine creative energy that is the agent of all change. Shiva is the male god of destruction. According to Hindi mythology, "without Shakti, Shiva is Shava." - which means that without the female energy, the male is impotent or as good as dead.

Shiva = Yin / Seed

Shakti = Yang / Energy (she is the life force that breathes life into the body and brings seeds to fruition)

I plan on representing these two figures in my drawing, or at least keeping them in mind while portraying unity of female and male bodies in an abstract way. The drawing will consist of mostly lines- I will study the relationship between different lines and incorporate them into my drawing to depict the force of fruition. I plan to stick with the large format of my drawing (6ft x 9-10ft) and depict the female and male entities on opposite edges of the paper (left and right) and have them come together in the middle to produce an orb or something that represents a burst of energy. That's the general idea of how I want my piece to look. I am doing sketches right now and probably do sketches through vectors on illustrator to show the class a larger scale of the idea I have.

UNITY Thesis Project

I want to draw on large paper- relative to the "doodle" projects I did in Julie Langsam's class- for my thesis. I enjoyed working on my doodles and seeing the final image as a whole. They took a long time to do, but turned out great as a whole image.

This was my final project for Drawing I-A. It is at least 5 ft by 6 ft long, done by pen. I love to draw curved lines and make shapes out of them in a consistent or continuing pattern. The final image usually resembles an aquatic organism/s or depicts an aquatic environment. I want to combine this style with my chosen topic, which is the physical and emotional bond between man and woman. I am sketching contrasting shapes and patterns for both genders. Eventually, I will merge these shapes to make a unifying symbol that represents a liking/attraction between the two sexes. People may ask why I chose to depict a heterosexual bond instead of homosexual. This is partially based on my personal preference and experience with men. I am especially interested in the differences between man and woman and the unity that is created like Yin & Yang. Men are more hard and masculine in appearance while women generally have soft and curvy features.

I found a video of a project that is similar to my idea:

My concern is that this will be showing more of my drawing potential rather than my skill in graphic design. I may show the merging of male and female in a book format. On opposite ends, the female and male characteristics will be depicted. They will move towards each other and meet in the middle to create unity.