A Tiger Is a Popular Character in the Works of Art 2010 is the year of the Metal, or White Tiger.
The White Tiger is not a mythical animal.
It does exist in nature, but the creature is on
the verge of extinction: there are only three
hundred species living on Earth nowadays. People, born under the symbol of Tiger
/ White or some other one / are believed to
be physically strong, agile, courageous,and
fearless, like tigers. Their human features
are sticking to justice, even in minor things,
impulsiveness and jumping to decisions.
In their persuing justice tiger people become
rebels and often neglect danger. In Eastern and Western cultures the symbol of Tiger is often interpreted in
different ways. The Western culture emphasizes the Tiger potential to be cruel,
aggressive, ferocious and evil. This approach is reflected in Western literature,
for example, in the “Book of Jungle” by R. Kipling. Everyone remembers the
disgusting tiger terrorizing the animals of the Indian Jungle. In Buddism the Tiger also embodies evil and avaricity. The famous British poet
William Blake wrote a poem, in which he also shows a tiger as a symbol of evil.
The Indian and Chinese literature, as if contradicting to Eropean standards,
believed the tiger to be a supporter and protector of justice, kindness, wisdom
and often passionate love. A tiger is a popular character in the works of art. In ancient Korea the Tiger is
imaged on tombs. Even in Islam, in which imaging living beings is strictly banned,
the image of a Tiger appears on rugs and carpets as well as on the walls of
Mosques /for example in the city of Samarkand/. In European painting we can see Tigers in the pictures of Delacroix and Rubens. See Category: How to Draw a Tiger
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