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Yin Yang You!
Michel Alliou
Arianna Caroli
Sam Gilliam
Kathleen Holmes
Fredda Psaltis
Qin Feng
Wang Qingsong
Henry Richardson
Zhang Dali
Zhang Huan
Based on traditional Chinese philosophy, Yin Yang You! is an exhibition that explores the nature of complementary opposites - East/West, masculine/feminine, light/dark, male/female, high/low, mind/body in a contemporary fine art context in which YOU are the essential part. After all, the notion of contemporary art is ultimately about a dialogue and what YOU bring to the work under observation. In Zhang Dali’s Dialogue series, he is commenting on the tremendous destruction of the buildings in Beijing as China rushes to join the rest of the world at the dawn of the 21st Century. Having moved beyond the realm of art as “decoration”, or “ornamentation” or “process” contemporary art is firmly rooted in the idea of the concept having primacy over the rendering; yet, quality of the technique should remain an important part of what makes great art great.
The meaning of the yin-yang symbols have evolved over time and the concept of the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BC-256 BC) reached into family and male-female relationships. Yin was female and Yang was male. They fit together as two parts of a whole. The interaction of the two gives birth to things, namely for example, YOU!
Anthony Japour
Curator
May 2010
The Yin/Yang symbol is one of the oldest and best-known life symbols in the world, but few understand its full meaning. It represents one of the most fundamental and profound theories of ancient Taoist philosophy. At its heart are the two poles of existence, which are opposite but complementary. The light, white Yang moving up blends into the dark, black Yin moving down. Yin and Yang are dependent opposing forces that flow in a natural cycle, always seeking balance. Though they are opposing, they are not in opposition to one another. As part of the Tao, they are merely two aspects of a single reality. Each contains the seed of the other, which is why we see a black spot of Yin in the white Yang and vice versa. They do not merely replace each other but actually become each other through the constant flow of the universe.
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