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When beginning work on Homage to Beksinski I took progress shots as usual. A week ago I played around with one of these in Photoshop, but wanted some discreet typography on there as well. I went surfing for quotations and settled on this one which comes from the Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu. The text might seem contradictory at first glance, but it does seem to make some kind of sense on a deep level!
Thank you for taking a look and your feedback is always most appreciated :-)
Comments (9)
Naichan
The colour and treatment of this gives the impression that the whole picture is an object cast in metal. The hair thin lines add to that effect. Very nice indeed! Cool type distortions too. At first glance the quotations seem at odds with the rest, but as you say, they make perfect sense when you think about the nature of water, forever offering no resitance, yet in time can erode a whole continent. Got to admire the conceptual unity of this. Well done, Jim! (ps. Will post out collab. soon, unfortunately I don't have your talent to bring a work together smoothly :-)
Synapse
I didn't interpret it as being about water Nigel, I saw it as referring to the "enlightened" mind - although water certainly does have these properties! Maybe that IS what it's about? Whatever, thanks for your feedback, it's always treasured :-)
bevchiron
I think NIgel said it all already! Love the balance of free flowing forms & hard graphic elements & your use of typography as always Jim, very expressive & thought provoking piece, a great concept beautifully realised! Nice one ; )
gunsan
I was with you here Jim, when I read it. What strikes me most here is the fascinating colorscale, I really love it, and your diamond compositions are also a fav. Excellent work!
ARTWITHIN
Wonderful typographic treatment and great object "puzzle". You provoked many thoughts traveling through my mind. Ghandi and non-violence, Newton's 3rd law: "For every action there is a reaction." Finally, I considered the spiritual concept of surrender and what opens when there is complete surrender. I realized there are numerous examples of the same reality expressed by contemplatives and thinkers. Excellent work expressing this in art form.
no_homers
See, that Lao-Tzu guy was a complete visionary. Predicting the invention of the frictionless trouser? Sheer genius. "That which offers no resistance can enter where? There is no_{8(|)s."
mysnapz
What a splendid idea I love the play on perspective, very Escher.
ex_cal
The quote is relating to the Taoist ideal of action from non-action (wu-wei if I remember correctly). Basically it means through that through non-action, allowing the Tao to take charge, all things are fulfilled.
Synapse
You're absolutely right :-)