Religion As Art
... This ostentatious claim is well supported through the art of the Olmec people. In this paper I will discuss one magnificent piece of art best described as a crouching figure of a man transforming into a jaguar. ... The sculpture of a crouching figure of a man jaguar is on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M. ... To better understand Olmec art special attention must be paid to Olmec tradition. ... The jaguar according to Olmec art was capable of connecting the three realms. ... The Olmec understanding of the cosmos can be credited as being equal to modern religion. Every major present day religion follows a cosmic belief which can be spun from the Olmec belief in the three realms and human transcendence through them.