Beauty Birthed from Harmony
The phoenix and his mate
Soar wing to wing
One branch
One heart
One sings, one answers
Trusting in each other
Harmonious beauty is born
相和成美
凤与凰
比翼而行
同枝
同心
一鸣一应
彼此和美
Design Concept
Designed against a circular backdrop, a pair of phoenixes perch on the limbs of a bourgeoning plum tree. The circle signifies wholeness, evoking a jade disc or the full moon. The plum blossom is well representing nobility; and promise that good things are on the way.
The phoenixes gaze toward one another, forming graceful S curves. One is poised in flight, its sweeping tail feathers tracing the artwork’s outline with elegance and ease. The other rests upon the plum branches, wings folded in. Its tail drapes like the train of a ceremonial robe, as if drifting gently with a breeze, the feather tips rise lightly to complete an arc. The phoenix embodies auspiciousness and renewal. They express a moment of perfect accord and fulfillment.
These three fortuitous motifs are brought together in a single work, creating a dialogue through evocative imagery. This is also the most fundamental meaning of unity: not to compete or vie for attention, nor to overshadow the other, yet neither remains silent. You speak, then I. Between our two voices lie an invisible thread that bonds us.
作品设计为圆的背景下，一对凤凰棲息在梅花枝头。
整体作品造型圆代表着圆滿，如玉盤，也可指代月圆；梅花是君子的象征，代表着志气高洁、好事不远；凤凰则寓意着祥瑞与重生。三种吉祥元素和聚于一件作品，展开对话与意境。
凤凰，倆倆相望，形成一个优雅的S形；其一做飛翔狀，尾羽沿着玉盤勾勒，华丽潇洒，其二棲息在梅花枝头，翅膀自然收斂在侧，尾羽如礼服，自然低垂的状态又似順着微风飘逸，末端的羽毛轻轻扬起，同样形成一道圆弧形。
《左传》中有「凤凰於飞，和鸣鏘鏘。」 说的是凤凰彼此鸣叫，不是一起叫，是一个叫，另一个应。一个起，另一个接。不是重复，是对话。不是学舌，是和声。这也是「和」最原始的概念——不爭，不抢，不盖过对方，但也不沉默。你一声，我一声，两声之间，有一道看不见的线，连着。
