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Creating contrast between the ugly real world, with all its pain, suffering and grotesque details, and the spiritual world of gods where everybody is rewarded w
by pvaldes 3y ago
Creating contrast between the ugly real world, with all its pain, suffering and grotesque details, and the spiritual world of gods where everybody is rewarded with an inner glow in their perfect skins. An universally employed narrative
- unmole 3y agoYou see something similar in Hindu iconography. Humans are painted brown, the colour of the earth. Gods like Rama, Krishna and Shiva are painted blue, the colour of the heavens.