Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Wu Xing

    The 5 Elements


Here is the set of paintings. They are 10"x18" ea.

 Each piece I spent countless hours really trying to understand each element and how it relates to us and the world. Without getting too much into the dogma of geomancy and astrology and getting to the point of understanding through my owns means. Each painting has the chinese character for the element it represents.

Each one of us has a dominant element and depending how strong it is or you are in that element it may need to be counterbalanced by another element. It is a cycle. Each element is said to control,regulate another(Sheng cycle). As well as destroys(Ke cycle).



 Wood
Generates Fire, Controls Earth,Insults metal


Fire
      Generates earth, Controls metal, Insults water


                                               Earth                                                  
       Generates metal, Controls water, Insults wood


Metal
Generates water, Controls wood, Insults fire


Water
Generates wood, Contols fire, Insults earth