Yin & Yang

Medium: Acrylic on canvas with textural detailing
Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches
Date: November 2018

Collector’s Notes

Composition
At the heart of the canvas rests the eternal yin-yang symbol, its sweeping curves dividing yet uniting opposites. The circular form is both contained and infinite, suggesting cycles without beginning or end. Around it, the earth-toned background of reds, yellows, and browns creates a living ground — a reminder of nature’s constant transformations. The balance of light and dark is softened with clusters of textured spheres, echoing the delicate truth that within every force lies the seed of its opposite.

Color & Light
The palette juxtaposes the grounding warmth of the background with the stark clarity of black and white. This interplay of fire and neutrality, of vitality and stillness, enlivens the work with both harmony and tension. The scattered whites shimmer against darker fields like stars across night, illuminating the truth that darkness, too, carries light within it.

Medium & Texture
Through layered acrylics and raised detailing, the surface acquires both depth and tactility. The texture amplifies the sense of flow within the symbol, while the subtle scripting woven into the paint reminds us of life’s hidden scripts — partially veiled, partially revealed.

Style & Story
The work honors the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang — the belief that existence is composed of complementary, opposing forces that rise and recede in endless cycles. Life and death, day and night, joy and sorrow: none are permanent, all transform into their opposite. By placing this timeless symbol against an earthy, fiery backdrop, the painting situates cosmic balance within the tangible reality of our world.

Emotional Connection
Viewers are invited into reflection — not on opposition as conflict, but as necessary unity. The piece whispers of acceptance, reminding us that to resist one half is to resist the whole. In its presence, one feels both steadiness and movement, as though standing at the center of life’s great wheel.

Context & Significance
Yin Yang carries universal resonance, transcending cultural and temporal boundaries. It is both a visual meditation and a philosophical reminder: the world is never absolute, but always in flux, always balanced by unseen opposites.

Message from the Artist

Yin Yang has always fascinated me as a subject — so simple in its form, yet so profound in its meaning. This symbol captures what we all experience: the cycles of light and dark, joy and struggle, gain and loss. Within every moment, there is the seed of its opposite.

When creating this piece, I placed the yin-yang against an earthy background of reds, yellows, and browns to ground the philosophy in the natural world. The black and white of the symbol reflect the rhythm of day and night, light and shadow, while the textured dots suggest stars, energies, and the truth that balance is never static but alive. I also added subtle, unreadable script — because while destiny is written in ways we may never fully see, our choices, our actions, our karma can shape its unfolding.

This work is my meditation on balance — an invitation to embrace the wholeness of life, to honor both forces within and around us.