In arts, there are symbols that are difficult to show in a 3D model or a sculpture. So, in this article, we will tell you about 12 Art Symbols and Their Meanings that you can even include in your next drawings and paintings.
12 Art Symbols and Their Meanings Explained
1. Skull
We can see skulls in so many arts and that clearly mean mortality, death, fatality, and transition between life and death. We can draw a skull along with the bones that can intensify the depth of our art.
2. Dove
Clearly, dove means peace, love, and emotions. Since doves are usually white, mostly artists that have a feminine characteristic and mindset draw them in their arts. When we draw doves, they are usually in a calm and peaceful environment and we usually draw a pair of dove rather than a lonely dove.
3. Red Rose
Romantic painters especially girls draw red rose so much as if its a part of their life. Wherever we draw a red rose, it gives a calming feeling to the viewers. For example, even if we draw it in a war-like situation art, it can reduce the intensity of anger and war mind.
4. Serpent
There can be different meanings to a serpent. If we want to show a dark and mysterious art with a pinch of poison, we can draw serpents. Serpents can also have a hissing appearance that can increase the intensity of our emotion.
5. Oak Tree
When we include oak tree, we usually want to say wisdom, knowledge, maturity, and oldness. Usually oak tree is large and shady tree so we connect it with wisdom. Also, oak tree means respect, loyalty, hard work, humanity, honestly, and positivity.
6. Light
We can draw light in the form of light rays or a light source like a sun or a candle or maybe fire, etc. Light usually tells us to enlighten. Other things that we connect with light in arts are knowledge, guidance, right direction, information, and hope.
7. Sun
Weworship sun as a god in every culture and mythology and sun clearly means hard work, honestly, hope, positivity, eradication of the bad, positive influence, knowledge, spiritual knowledge and advancement, and soul.
8. Butterfly
Butterflies are very beautiful creatures in the nature and it is so sad to see that people are killing them just to obtain silk. They boil live cocoons in hot water to obtain silk and that stops the birth of a butterfly. Butterflies can indicate love, honestly, innocence, freedom, and essence of life.
9. Hourglass
There are so many meanings to an hourglass if we see it in a painting. For example, time, hard work, deadlines, work load, office culture, professionalism, maturity, slavery, and urgency. Hourglass can also tell us that the time is running and we should not delay or waste our time in useless things.
Conclusion
There is an endless possibility and ideas when we can to add signs and symbols to our art. All we have to take care is that whatever we include it clearly matches the theme and purpose of our art.
