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Read more about the article A Comfortable Balance

A Comfortable Balance

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Read more about the article Self Destruction/Destruction of Self

Self Destruction/Destruction of Self

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This design is based on a black and white linoleum cut print of two fish. I changed the fish so that they resemble spawning salmon, indicating the end of life.…

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Split Personalities

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Read more about the article Yin & Yang Symbol

Yin & Yang Symbol

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The philosophy of Confucius is best explained by its black and white symbol composed of two fish in a circle. The circle represents your "Self." It includes white and black…

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A Murky Balance

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The introduction of two serpents in the Yin & Yang symbol results in a complex pattern. Thus there is a need for a golden centre to act as a focus.…

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Neoclassical Balance

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Untitled I

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If one omits the circular shape in the square pictures, but retains the fish-like patches and “eyes”, it is possible to create pictures in which parts of the Yin&Yang symbol…

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Just Cruising

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In this tranquil setting an orange tree separates a white  from a dark swan. The white (Yin) male and the dark female (Yang) face each other while floating in a…

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Disintegration I

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This picture is very dark. The Yin&Yang symbol is messy and the two fish “eyes” are replaced by four white ones set into the heads of two fat, grub-like creatures…

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Adam

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Read more about the article Blessed Balance, Yin & Yang

Blessed Balance, Yin & Yang

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This is a picture of a 50th anniversary. You feel warm and cosy and live in shades of pink. You have matured and have made it in life. Congratulations! However,…

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Female plugin

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Happy Hour

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I used this design on a glass beer mug and changed the two halves of the Yin and Yang symbol into two healthy and happy fish. In our culture we…

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