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Francesco had great inspiration from his contact with the master Zhao Ming Hua, acupuncturist and great master of the ancient lineage of martial arts, of Taiji and Qigong. Francesco has followed the master for over 15 years.
In China every activity of any cultural level is often founded on the philosophy which goes by the name Yin-Yang.
The Taoist Chinese thoughts is a unique body of knowledge which, from a numerological point of view, is based on:
- The number 2: The duality of Yin - Yang (feminine-masculine, empty-full,...)

- The number 5: The five elements (Water, Metal, Fire, Earth and Wood)

- The number 8: The eight sacred trigrams of the Chinese divination, the "Ba Gua."

It is a form of rigorous thought and pragmatism to be applied in medicine, martial arts, art and social life. The essence and the finality of the Chinese philosophy are the realization of the equilibrium (Feng Sui - Harmony). In the Taoist philosophical thought, the practice of acting without acting is also fundamental (wei wu wei 为无为).

The more significant work is “The Master” which represents the master Zhao who is practising the martial discipline of the Ba Gua. The master is found in the perfect position; the equilibrium between the right and left arm, between the right and left leg which are carried on the ideal plane of support which is the circle of the Tai Ji.

Rays of sun dematerialised into single photons carry the Tao ideogram and a passage from the famous text of Lao Tze from the "Dao De Jing" (Book of Tao and Virtue): “Eternally the Tao doesn't act, yet nothing is incomplete” (道常无为而无不为) (ch.37).

The master - 2005 - Oil on canvas 100x100 cm
Francesco Serafini - Il Maestro
 
Francesco Serafini - Il Maestro (particolare)
Trigram Zhen (Yin Yin-Yang) : dragon - thunder -wood
 
Tao "The Way"
Color of the ideogram: gold
Francesco Serafini - Il Maestro (particolare)

Dao chang wu wei, er wu bu wei

"Dao never acts, but leaves nothing undone"