hexagrams Archive
29 Oct
I Ching Series: no4 Turning Point
Following on from Splitting Apart and the sense stripping away that goes with that hexagram, hexagram 24 is about a return, or a turning point. When everything has been stripped away from a situation, rather than it being an end point it is potentially a turning point. It is a point of returning to the
27 Jul
I Ching series: no2 Union
This acrylic, the second in my ongoing I Ching series, is entitled ‘Union’ after hexagram 8 of the same name. Again, engaging with the themes of intersubjectivity and intimate relationships, I used blues and yellow/oranges to convey the merging of heaven and earth, according to the ancient Chinese colours that represent heaven and earth. The
19 May
I Ching series: no1 Difficulty at the Beginning (for him)
This painting, an acrylic, is the first in an ongoing series of works based on the ancient Chinese book of changes, or I Ching. This painting is inspired by Hexagram 3, Difficulty at the Beginning. The beautiful imagery in the I Ching is inspiring – this hexagram speaks of a small plant, perhaps even a