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History of Wu Xing;
Whereas Western thought developed the idea of elements as substances, and Indian thought as emanations, Chinese philosophy conceived of the five elements, or Wu Xing, as dynamic states of change.
"Wu Xing" is actually the short form of "Wu zhong liu xing zhi chi" or "the five types of chi dominating at different times". Water dominates in winter, wood in spring, fire in summer, metal in autumn. At the intersection between two seasons, the transitional period is dominated by earth.
The names "water", "wood", "fire", "metal" and "earth" are only substances whose properties resemble the respective chi in the closest possible way.
I wanted to do an "elements" piece using the five elements of change based on Chi. I also wanted to keep this sleek and classy looking. I hope I have achieved this in this piece.
Enjoy.
Photos from Corbis.
Steve
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Steve
Whereas Western thought developed the idea of elements as substances, and Indian thought as emanations, Chinese philosophy conceived of the five elements, or Wu Xing, as dynamic states of change.
"Wu Xing" is actually the short form of "Wu zhong liu xing zhi chi" or "the five types of chi dominating at different times". Water dominates in winter, wood in spring, fire in summer, metal in autumn. At the intersection between two seasons, the transitional period is dominated by earth.
The names "water", "wood", "fire", "metal" and "earth" are only substances whose properties resemble the respective chi in the closest possible way.
I wanted to do an "elements" piece using the five elements of change based on Chi. I also wanted to keep this sleek and classy looking. I hope I have achieved this in this piece.
Enjoy.
Photos from Corbis.
Steve
DP Studios
HDTV WIDE
1920x1200
1680x1050
Single Wide Here -> [link]
Its been brought to my attention that maybe its my responsibility to protect my own art here at DA regardless of copyrights and Creative Commons Deeds.
If you are a visitor or member at DeviantART you may download my work to your hard drive for personal use ONLY. If you wish to use my work on this site or another site then you MUST contact me first to get permission.
DO NOT CLAIM ANY OF MY WORKS AS YOURS. DO NOT ALTER MY WORK IN ANY WAY.
I wont sit here and tell you everything you cant do to my work...The only thing you can do without my permission is download it for personal use on your hard drive. If you do not agree with this, please remove yourself from my gallery.
Thank you.
Steve
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very nice 