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Art and Feng Shui
Art and Feng Shui
by Judy Adler-Morris
From an art professional's perspective :
Don Snell is an artist who sometimes creates “flower paintings.”
This usually comes as a surprise to his fans who – quite logically – expect his work to be figurative, specifically, to involve the human figure, often nude and frequently distorted.
Snell’s work usually has sexual overtones. He expresses feelings about religion, sex, love, government and justice – often with an ironic humor that acts like glue to hold his images together.
But sometimes, he paints flowers. The paintings are not realistic; the flowers are not “arranged”. The colors are bold; the paint is thick; it clumps and extends from the canvas, casting shadows and begging to be touched.
In the painting shown here, Snell sets his vase of flowers against a background of gold leaf, a material he has enjoyed for the past few months.
The gold leaf is applied in very small pieces in order to enhance the textural interest of the painting. Not all of the gold leaf adheres to the canvas; bits of it stick up from the surface and move at the slightest hint of breeze – or breath. In addition to the actual movement of the gold leaf, the appearance of it changes constantly, depending on the angle from which one views it.
Often – as here – Snell’s subject goes beyond the border of the painting; he invites your imagination to join his.
by Ruth Roberts http://www.donsnell.com
From a Feng Shui perspective:
This painting contains all of the five elements in their yin and yang form. The abundance of water element throughout the multiple curves give much nourishment to the wood element of the green vertical strokes. This is, as Ruth pointed out, a sensual work of art and therefore is, in my humble opinion, a great piece for the bedroom.
The gold leaf background is brilliantly yang during the day with sunlight dancing on the shimmering pieces. In the evening with the curtains drawn and bedside lamps on, the gold becomes magnificently yin in its interaction with the space. The upward, yang movemnt of the flowers are balanced beautifully by the downward motion of the lower stems and the subtle shadows cast by the blooms. You can find metal element in the white color of the blooms, the gold leaf and the circular shapes of most of the blossoms. The fire element is present in the red, orange, and purple tones. All is gounded in the strong earth element of the square, brown table.
Judy Adler is the first American designated Feng Shui Master by Master
Joseph Yu, founder of the Feng Shui Research Center in Ontario. She has been
practicing and teaching Feng Shui professionally since 1993. Although she
resides in the Austin, Texas area, she provides services for clients
internationally. She can be reached at Judy@FSRC.net
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