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Krash1111 — Opposites Attract
Published: 2008-07-15 03:58:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 3738; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 29
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Details to clarify for people noticing the perceived "mis-match":For the yin-yang/female-male association, the figures are not necessarily holding on to the color with which they are to be associated. The symbols for male and female are more indicative of that (the color inside the circle "belongs" to the gender)
The rest of it is the "opposites attract" part. The woman is near the yang because she is by nature yin, and therefor attracted to the yang, which is also the male figure on the other side of the painting. The same is true for the male figure, only with the yin and yang aspects reversed.
From our friend Wikipedia:
Yin (陰 or 阴 "shady place, north slope, south bank (river); cloudy, overcast"; Japanese: in or on; Korean: 음, Vietnamese: âm) qualities are characterized as soft, slow, substantial, wet, cold, conserving, tranquil, gentle, and corresponding to the night.
Yang (陽 or 阳 "sunny place, south slope, north bank (river), sunshine"; Japanese: yō; Korean: 양, Vietnamese: dương) qualities are characterized as hard, fast, insubstantial, dry, hot, excited, aggressive, and corresponding to the day.
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Comments: 37
i do not get it. the symbols should be the other way around
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I have had several people raise this concern to me before. I have updated the image's description with my explanation, if you'd like to read it 
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Aww, thanks. It's always nice when some of my older work gets attention - it reminds me to give it some love, too!
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Well It's Really Good, Be It Old Or Not You Should Be Proud
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This is...amazing...it's crazy how it doesn't have more favorites
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Aww, thanks. It's not all about the faves, it's all about the FANS!
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This is really Beautiful :] I love your coloring for both sides of the paintings. also them hugging their part of the yin & yang was a great idea. :3 In general really pretty!
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Thanks so much, I'm glad you like it!
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This is so great! very nice use of balance and theme!
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Wow! I really like this! It summarizes love almost.
very artsy but simple...
hm.
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lol, thanks. I wish I had more time to play around with figures and acrylics like this again n_n
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that would be cool, i liked all your artwork too, though i didn't comment on all of them
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I totally understand, but appreciate every single one! n_n
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i did! i truely did ^w^ very worthwhile
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This is very good, although...I don't want to be a stickler or a nuisance but I think you have it crossed. Yin(Black)represents female while yang(white)is male. I'm pretty sure, although I could be wrong. In any case, its very pleasing to look at.
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There's another comment like this in an earlier post. Check that one, it has my explanation in it
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Nice, very nice job. I'm favoriting and saving it. Love the shadinng.
But, oh no, the colors are mixed up. Yin in feminine and Yang is masculine.
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Thanks for the comment n.n
As for the yin-yang/female-male association, the figures are not necessarily holding on to the color with which they are to be associated. The symbols for male and female are more indicative of that (the color inside the circle "belongs" to the gender)
The rest of it is the "opposites attract" part. The woman is near the yang because she is by nature yin, and therefor attracted to the yang, which is also the male figure on the other side of the painting. The same is true for the male figure, only with the yin and yang aspects reversed.
From our friend Wikipedia:
Yin (陰 or 阴 "shady place, north slope, south bank (river); cloudy, overcast"; Japanese: in or on; Korean: 음, Vietnamese: âm) qualities are characterized as soft, slow, substantial, wet, cold, conserving, tranquil, gentle, and corresponding to the night.
Yang (陽 or 阳 "sunny place, south slope, north bank (river), sunshine"; Japanese: yō; Korean: 양, Vietnamese: dương) qualities are characterized as hard, fast, insubstantial, dry, hot, excited, aggressive, and corresponding to the day.
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WOW! That was very clever. Honestly, I am now throughly impressed with the picture. BRAVO!
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lol, thanks. I'm glad n.n
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WOW! This is just awesome!
I really love it!
Great Work!
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Thanks a lot n.n
I enjoyed doing it, even though it was pretty simple. I'm secretly in love with the way I painted the male figure's arm XD
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Holy Crap!! I remember seeing you working on this a while ago. It's so awesome now that it's finished!
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lol, yeah, back in Bayshore XDD
I just buried it in my portfolio and never got around to digitizing it lol
Now it has found the internet, and all the love that Ms. C refused it has been thrown upon it in earnest :3
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oh man thats a awsum concept! I love the coloring too
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thanks a lot, glad I got some comments! And really fast, too x.x
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I know X^3! your welcome!
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K00L! T0TALY GET IT
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damn you're fast @.@
thanks, though! n.n;
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