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The “Taichi Single Whip”
There are many aspects of the Florida State University campus that are visually stimulating. ... The piece is named “Taichi Single Whip” after a distinct movement of the Tai Ji Quan practice, and is part of Ju Ming’s most well known series called the Taichi Series.
The Taichi Series is a series of sculptures, each depicting a figure in one of the distinct traditional movements of the Asian art form of Tai Ji Quan. The “Single Whip” is one of the most advanced movements in the practice. Although Florida State only has one piece from the series, Ju Ming has made many sculptres depicting transitions from one move to another in an attempt to convey the essential philosophy of Tai Ji Quan: “In stillness there is movement, and in motion, repose. ...
The “Taichi Single Whip” is a large and rigid statue made of solid bronze, and is considered by critics to be the most popular component of the Taichi Series. The statue depicts a faceless Tai Ji Quan practioner in a crouch with the right knee bent, left leg straight, and arms outspread in a way that is almost parallel to the legs.
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