Thursday, May 19, 2011

Invisible Elephant


大音希声 大象无形 is a typical eastern philosophy , and is core of Taoism art.  It had created a very unique art and artistic standard that hardly replicated .  The understanding of such artistic theory take  high standard cultural cultivation, that western are hard to imitate .

Words by words translation, means " Big tone has rare sound, Big phenomenon has no shapes"

"Great Music invisible elephant sound" is a teasing version of interpretation.

This is the translation from Bast   


It is likely to be translated into such way by some in Chinese as " 大象无形大音声 ", -" Big phenomenon has no shape, huge tone has sounds".

You may also see the Taoism philosophy itself is very Buddhism.    As it explains the unique 空, emptiness, or,   that Buddhism frequently referred to, as it brings such uniquely enjoyable trance of freedom, is of Taoism state , a very unique eastern spiritual state.

French people were smart enough to take this  bit to form their unique art of impressionism, which is also exclusively French ( not Eastern ).


However , I wish it not becoming a definite RULE but only for guide to the ones that connects, or it would loose  necessary natural individuality as origin of art forms, even in eastern culture. I mention it , because it's so rare , and of high art standard, that worth working on.

To explain the nationalism in modern arts, this is the Egyptian version.



This is the French Versions,   more "- sms"(styles)
































What's the Chinese version then?

I'd better leave it now  ...





pure breed chinese cat  in African shape

a traditional pure breed Chinese cat of romantic soul


a pure Chinese Breed with French blood
a pure French breed cat with Chinese blood





This is a pure mix-bred modern Chinese cat of diverse tribes 

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