Yin and Yang Front View
by Esther Newman-Cohen
Title
Yin and Yang Front View
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Sculpture - Wood Sculpture
Description
In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang are concepts used to describe how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, fire and water, life and death, male and female, sun and moon, and so on) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality of yin and yang. This duality lies at the origins of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise.
Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (rather than opposing) forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts. Everything has both yin and yang aspects, (for instance shadow cannot exist without light). Either of the two major aspects may manifest more strongly in a particular object, depending on the criterion of the observation.
This is a signed sculpture, hand-carved in wood, according to the original design of the noted Israeli artist , Esther Newman-Cohen.
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May 6th, 2014
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Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Jerry, for featuring this work in the Abstract Experiments Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Ramon, for featuring this work in the Abstract and Surreal Art Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Chrisann, for featuring this work in the Weekly Fun For ALL Mediums Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Sharon, for featuring this work in the Signature Style Art Group!
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