Tao by Synapse
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Beyond Duality
If beauty then ugliness. If virtue then wickedness.
Something and nothing give birth to each other;
difficult and easy are necessary complements;
long and short are the measure of each other;
high and low are mutually determined;
back and front are mutually sequencing.
Photoshop 7 + Painter 5
two and a half hours
(text from a website on the Tao te Ching)
Comments (13)
irix.
you need both to balance out each other. this is so kewl liquid metal excellent piece
Solomen
Find your balance :) great pic
mooncat
The weird thing is that as I sit here and read this, my copy of Tao Te Ching is sitting right beside me. I had thought about quoting from it for a series of my photos, and even recognize the verse you are using. It is from 'Two' in the book, although it is phrased differently in my book . This must be some kind of sign...or just a weird coincidence. Excellent image, I love the perspective.
SoulEatar
Unearthly - Very Relevant - Nicly finshed -
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
crrunchyfrog
You never cease to amaze me with your versitility and insight. Thank you SO much Jim huge hugs :D
daeve
Totally wild, Syn! Awesome work!!!
gallimel
I was waiting till the past night to see this one, as soon as you described me what it should have been like. The quote from the Ching is very apt. But I still see so perfectly the angelic you there, and I am not scared, although elemnts of freaky-ness are present, indeed. It's like seeing Ovidio's metamorphosis, and from darkness you are becoming new and newly alive creature.This is the passage moment from shoadows to sun. I adore this work. The pose is so evocative. The ghostly touches on your face la Munch don't erase the grace of the whole thing. And the colour you've chosen, it's perfect too. A wonderful, wonderful screaming work :) It states out loud that you're a genius artist, my dear :)
Tanialmeida
the contrasts make the all .... the secret lyes on keeping the balance ;0]
Aeneas
Top quality, no doubt about that.
g_i_tammy
oh wow.. this is fantastic!!! :O)
Heart'Song
The almost foetal position....floating in blue - makes me think the birth of insight from the illusion of duality. Wonderful, Jim
gunsan
Where the dualities meet. Wonderful and powerful image,love the combination of ethereal bliue and the dark metallic.