Fenghui Feng-shui 5 Art Prints of the 5 Elements
Feng Shui's Five Elements for decorating your Feng Shui office, workplace or workshop.
A perfect gift for those working with Feng Shui., like a Feng shui consultant.
No AI involved. These are my interpretations of the Fengshui five elements.
What do you think are the elements of life? In classical thought, the four elements earth, water, air, and fire as proposed by Empedocles. Aristotle added a fifth element, aether; it has been called Akasha in India and Quintessence in Europe.
Feng Shui works with five elements and I have draw all of them. These circular compositions, that are printed on high quality art paper with light-fast pigments, show exquisite details and skill.
They can be used at home, for Feng Shui workshops and in office rooms. They are engaging, invite exploring of your ideas about what are elements, what do they represent and which role do they play in your life. Are they in balance in your life, in your home, in your work-place?
As from ancient times philosophers discussed the elements of life. What were the building blocks of life? Many manuscripts were written on the elements of life, some adding air, aether and void as an element too. Today the best known elements are for school students the periodic table and to Feng Shui specialist the 5 ancient Taoist elements.
Water: I have drawn a cut through that shows water in a pond. As water is so minimal visible, it is the lotus growing in the lotus pond that shows indirectly a body of water.
Wood: I have used a cut through, showing the growth rings, representing wood. Counting the growth rings of a tree is a way to tell how old a tree is.
Earth: Next to a cut-through, that shows soil and dirt layers, I show how we use dirt since prehistoric times, to make ceramics and to built stone walls. This is a solid drawing representing the grounding and soil character of earth.
Fire: There are flames in this drawing, in one of its outer rings, but I prefer the fiery petals of red tulips to present the fire element, its passion and its dominant red colour.
Metal: I show a beautiful silver teapot with white-washed and golden decorated tea cups. This drawing is done with Derwent metallic coloured pencils using Bronze, Gold and Silver. It works: the print shows a metallic shine that communicated the metallic element. Frame this drawing with a metallic frame and its crisp white background works effectively.
They are all 8-10- inches, 20-25 cm. and they come with a crisp white mount.
Paula Kuitenbrouwer
owner & artist at www.paulakuitenbrouwer.com