Charming Prosperity, beautifully captures the harmony of yin and yang through unity and balance. The golden calligraphy snakes, forming the Chinese character for "snake" (蛇), create a dynamic, visually captivating composition. The artwork evolves across three stages, as the snakes shed their skins, symbolising a transformative journey towards renewal, prosperity, and ascension.
The vibrant multicoloured scales revealed during this process reflect the diversity of Sydney's vibrant multicultural community and life itself. The act of shedding skin embodies universal themes of transformation and the beauty of change, showcasing nature's resilience and its ability to ascend to new heights. Across cultures, the snake’s renewal process signifies growth, rebirth, and personal evolution—a metaphor for overcoming challenges, embracing transitions, and achieving spiritual awakening.
Charming Prosperity embodies the themes of harmony, abundance, resilience, regrowth, and longevity. It inspires viewers to embrace transformation, celebrate diversity, and find strength in change while cultivating positive energy for their journeys.
How do you embrace change in your life? Let this artwork inspire you to shed the old and welcome new beginnings.
Charming Prosperity: 3 sets of diptychs of 1.5 x 4.5m, installed as 28 street banners on Park Street, Hyde Park, Sydney.