Taichi Series- Overcoming Hardness with Softness

Taichi Series- Overcoming Hardness with Softness (Lot 435), created in the mid- 1990s, is a formation of two humanoid sculptures. The figure on the left leans forward, its attack aims at the waist of the figure on the right; the figure on the right has drawn its arms back to its chest and back, sturdy and grounded in a combination of defense and attack. Both figures' centres are positioned low, and the physicality of metal giving them a sense of texture. The interaction between the two sculptures is reminiscent of the mutability and intercommunication of Tai Chi, and perfectly encapsulates Ju Ming's belief in the core tenement of Tai Chi: "stillness against movement, softness against hardness, emptiness against the concrete, draw power from power".