Yin Yang 3
Acrylic on gatorboard
35" x 35"

The Yin/Yang is the central image of Taoism. It represents the union of light and dark, male and female, good and bad -- in short the unity of all things, which is the central tenet of Taoism.

Yin Yang 3 is the third of a series including airbrush paintings of various sizes, with different colors, and different treatments. It incorporates all of the elements of the Taijitu symbol familiar to western devotees of Taoism: the circular outline; the dark (cool) teardrop-shaped side contrasted with the light (warm) side; and the dots on each side. It also adds a third dimension, depicting the Taijitu as a raised hill or mound rising out of a flat plain with the dots modified into deep pits. In this case, the mound's height is relatively small compared with its width, having a slightly domed top and steep sides at the margin.