Title: Pointing finger

Year: 2022

Size: 919 × 727 mm

Material: Oil on canvas
Hotei is a famous Japanese god. He is always pointing his finger.
He points his finger at the moon. Why the moon?
Full moon means perfection in Japan. In other words, it means the state of enlightenment.
The motif, a small child with a Mohawk head, shows his determination to live in this life from now on.