H E X A G R A M 1 1 : P E A C E I S T H E W A Y
2017 Digital, Digital, Dye Transfer Sublimated to Aluminum with Float Back Framing,
High Gloss Finish, Initials Engraved on Front, Certificate of Authenticity with Signature, Title & Date (30 x 20") at $1500.
B O O K O F C H A N G E S
This contemplative series is based on the ancient Chinese I Ching, also known as the "Book of Changes" in English, an ancient divination text and the oldest of the Chinese classics.
There are a total of 72 hexagrams but only 64 are known (the final 8 are multidimensional) which are ancient "bar codes," each one arranged in a unique sequence, assigning it a specific frequency. The resonance received from the hexagram code emanates a "visual software" that results in a metamorphic effect on the viewer.
H E X A G R A M 1 1
by James Legge
"The language of the Thwan has reference to the form of T'ai, with the three strong lines of Ch'ien below, and the three weak lines of Kuan above. The former are 'the great,' active and vigorous; the latter are the small, inactive and submissive. But where have the former come from, and whither are the latter gone?
In many editions of the Yi beneath the hexagram of T'ai here, there appears that of Kuei Mei, the 54th in order , which becomes T'ai, if the third and fourth lines exchange places. But in the notes on the Thwan, in the first Appendix, on hexagram 6, I have spoken of the doctrine of 'changing figures,' and intimated my disbelief of it. The different hexagrams arose necessarily by the continued manipulation of the undivided and divided lines, and placing them each over itself and over the other.
When king Wan wrote these Thwan, he was taking the 64 hexagrams, as they were ready to his hand, and not forming one from another by any process of divination. The gone and come are merely equivalent to below and above, in the lower trigram or in the upper.A course in which the motive forces are represented by the three strong, and the opposing by the three weak lines, must be progressive and successful.
T'ai is called the hexagram of the first month of the year, the first month of the natural spring, when for six months, through the fostering sun and genial skies, the processes of growth will be going on."
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Aluminum Sublimation
Sublimation onto metal is a new, cutting edge, way to reproduce an image, but has been used in the textile industry for decades. Sublimation itself is the process of going from a solid to a gas, back to a solid - skipping the liquid state.The image is first printed onto a transfer paper and then is adhered to pretreated aluminum (other substrates such as tile, wood, or glass are also available).The aluminum and transfer paper are placed into a custom heat press, which is heated to temperatures exceeding 380 degrees Fahrenheit. While being subjected to extreme heat and pressure, the dyes from the transfer paper turn into a gas, are pressed into the surface of the metal, and then solidify into the treated aluminum. As the dyes cool they are permanently infused beneath the surface of the metal substrate.
Aluminum Float Backing
Fastening Metal Prints to allow them ready to hang with the illusion of float of the wall. Minimal, contemporary look. The aluminum float back system has a lip which provides for easy wall installments.
