Behind The Artworks: Maitreya - Auxesis (2024)

For the Auxesis artwork, my collaborator Lucas and I wanted to convey the themes of growth, change, and evolution that are contained in the compositions and lyrics. Another piece of the puzzle was representing “maitreya” as a character or a state of being, which we first explored with the art for Hyper Reels. The symbolism also extends to have a connection to themes within each individual song, all culminating together to encapsulate the spirit of Auxesis.

 

Central in the artwork is Maitreya, seated atop a representation of the harmonic series, emanating outwards into higher planes of being. Surrounding them are symbols representing values that can either propel them higher or drag them into stagnation. To the lower right are symbols of the three poisons, delusion, attachment and aversion. Opposing them in the upper left are symbols to evoke their counters, wisdom, generosity and love. At the pinnacle of the artwork sits the diagram of the tree of life, which represents in this case the growing connection between all things that are unseen. Entering the frame from outside is Saturn, this is a representation of the point we’re at in our lives and also in this project. A time of change and realization, with Saturn's return. The geometry framing all of this is the circle in square diagram, which represents varying levels of being, as Saturn returns it allows the middle level to shift which in turn allows for a jump to a greater existence. The colours were also very intentional. Traditionally, dioxazine purple has represented the fabric that’s beneath and throughout the universe. Gold is universally known for being precious, and in our case the gold represents how by simply being all things are precious.