'THE LAST STRAWBERRY
FROM - FRAGMENTS OF A SAKYA WITH A WHITE HORSE
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'THE LAST STRAWBERRY'
From
FRAGMENTS OF A SAKYA WITH A WHITE HORSE
A story the Buddha once told
A man hangs from a vine between two tigers.
Above him, below him, death waits patiently.
Even the vine begins to give way.
And then he notices a strawberry growing from the cliffside.
He eats it.
Fully.
This piece came from that feeling.
Not escape.
Not enlightenment as fantasy.
But those rare moments where life becomes painfully present.
The moments where suffering, desire, fear, memory, beauty and impermanence all exist together at once.
To me, this painting feels like the Buddha handing over the strawberry itself.
A quiet reminder to return to the moment before it disappears.
Artwork Details
Title: The Last Strawberry
Series: Fragments of a Sakya with a White Horse
Artist: Sudharsan Manivannan (Naagasei)
Year: 2026
Medium: spray can & Marker on canvas
Print Method: Museum-Quality Archival Giclée Print
Edition: Limited Edition of 25
Signed & Numbered: Yes
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Artist's Note
The Last Strawberry is inspired by the Buddhist parable of the man hanging from a vine between two tigers.
One tiger waits above.
One tiger waits below.
The vine continues to weaken.
Yet the story is remembered not because of the tigers, but because of a single strawberry.
This work explores the strange coexistence of beauty and impermanence. The strawberry becomes a symbol for every fleeting moment of presence, love, grief, pleasure, loss, wonder and gratitude that appears amid uncertainty.
Rather than depicting the parable literally, the painting presents it as memory, emotion and sensation. Fragmented forms collapse into one another as if multiple realities are being experienced simultaneously.
The work asks a simple question:
Can we taste the strawberry before it disappears?
Symbolism
The Strawberry — Presence amidst impermanence.
Fragmented Forms — The overlapping nature of memory, fear, beauty and desire.
The Open Hand — Receiving rather than grasping.
Green Field — Life, growth and the living world.
Interlocking Shapes — The inseparability of suffering and joy.
Collector Notes
This artwork belongs to the larger visual narrative Fragments of a Sakya with a White Horse, a body of work exploring Buddhism, ancestry, impermanence, Tamil memory and personal transformation through abstract symbolism.
Each print is produced using archival pigment inks on museum-grade fine art paper to preserve colour depth and longevity for generations.
Every edition is individually signed and numbered by the artist.
Disclaimer
Colours may vary slightly between digital displays and the final printed artwork.
Frames shown in mockups are for presentation purposes unless otherwise stated.
Each print is produced from the original hand-painted artwork.
Minor variations are inherent to the fine art printing process.
Once the edition of 25 is sold out, no further editions of this size will be produced.
A signed Certificate of Authenticity accompanies every print.
Provenance Note
Part of the series:
Fragments of a Sakya with a White Horse
A collection of abstract visual fragments exploring the journey from wandering to awakening, where each work functions as a chapter rather than a conclusion.
"The tigers were never the lesson. The strawberry was."