The first piece im going to talk about is the vase in the form of two carp. There are many wild and cool things associated with this piece. First of all, it's made of jade. In china, jade is prized and credited with magical properties. Another thing i'd like to talk about is that the chinese believe carp to swim in pairs of two. They associate this with a successful marriage because they are happy and produce a ton of offspring. If there's anything that i like the most in this world it's a successful marriage. I like that when i look at this vase, i can feel that it has something to do with love and people being together forever. Not just that, but i get the feeling that the two lovers are in peace and balance each other... kind of like they're perfect. I like everything about this piece from the color to the material it's made out of... It's also very creative. If i took one look at this piece i would definitely not be able to tell that it's a vase. Whoever receives this vase is said to be blessed and wished prosperity and to have an abundance of children.
The next piece that i want to talk about is the Sasa, when you look at the picture it doesn't look that cool... however, when you find out that it is made of small food tins and bottle caps it gives off a lot more meaning. This piece reminds me deeply of Africa... It is kind of sad but when i think of Africa i think of poverty. I see many commercials with poor African kids who are starving and stuff so i feel like this piece is a very powerful piece. When you look at it you think about all the foods that they don't have. How they are starving. It's like i feel all the pain and sufffering and see it sown together into this giant curtain. It's like a giant curtain of starvation that envelopes the Continent. This piece is pretty cool when you think of it on a deeper level.
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