Analysis & Synthesis - 1 | Dasavatar Depiction

Phase Two


After much collection of visual and text references, my guide asked me to compile up key words for each avatar. These key words would be the things the avatars are most depicted with. This would help me in image building and also make it easier for me to relate the avatars to the audience.
Form, colour, backstory, characteristic and personality were the main points of consideration.

Matsya

• Fish

• Humanoid

• Horn

• Boat

• Raging storm

• Yellow

Kurma

• Turtle

• Mountain

• Churning

• Gods and Demons

• Snake

• Green

Varaha

• Boar

• Humanoid

• Earth

• Club

• Tusks

• Brown

Narsimha

• Lion

• Humanoid

• Definitive Pose

• Anger

• Fingernails

• Killing

• Pillar break

Vaman

• Dwarf

• Umbrella

• Bhramin

• Pigtail

• Ascetic

• Enlarged Feet

Parashuram

• Sadhu

• Axe

• Weapons

• Massacre

• Red

Ram

• Bow & Arrow

• Hermit

• Ravan

• War

• Blue

Krishna

• Peacock feather

• Flute

• Definitive Pose

• 3 stages

• Blue

Buddha

• Shut eyed

• Radiance

• Definitive pose

• Tied Hair

• White

Kalki

• Sword

• White Horse

• Meteor Shower

• Death & Destruction

• Black