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stargazer21
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posted December 04, 2013 12:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for stargazer21     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I can spot Libran aesthetic from MILES away but taurus is a little hard for me. What would be the difference between taurean aesthetics and libran?

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posted December 04, 2013 12:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PixieJane     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Off the top of my head I seem to recall that Taurean art tastes tend more to the grandiose, that is large and also with earth colors...a large marble or bronze statue on a pedestal, for example, and even more so if it's antique (OTOH it seems they're supposed to be too practical to be overly preoccupied with art). Libra prefers harmony and if the statue didn't fit then out it goes (but if it did fit then Libra would be much more likely than Taurus to get into debt getting it) but might otherwise choose an easily broken vase or tres chic with pretty designs that was even more expensive which Taurus wouldn't countenance.

I bet Taurus would love an earth color cushy couch with nice smell while Libra might bicker with the Taurus if it didn't go with the drapes (and they might argue over which colors to choose for both the drapes and the sofa).

Again, this is off the top of my head and it's been a long while since I read anything about art appreciation by the signs.

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posted December 04, 2013 12:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Libra art:

Taurus art:

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posted December 04, 2013 12:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kerosene     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
typically
libra is the designer
taurus is the painter.

Though of course they can dabble in both but those are the artistic strengths

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posted December 04, 2013 12:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've been looking at some Libra sun artists and they do a lot of conceptualism but it's very simple while Taurus, Scorpio too (Picasso) can do very meaty, hearty art and then delve into conceptualism but you know they are super accomplished in their talent. There is simply more meat in Taurus/Scorpio. That's not saying Libras are not accomplished. A lot of times Libra will make better use of color.

Of course, the first two that come to mind with Taurus/Scorpio are Dali and Picasso, too unbelievable talents and conceptual stylists to the max. With this axis, it's definitive Accomplishmentism. Very apparent.

Here's a an example of Libra sun's usage of color which is often their strength imo:

Pierre Bonnard - Dinner In The Garden

his birthdate is October 3, 1867.

And check out this beauty by a Taurean woman,
Frances Mary Hodgkins (b. April 28, 1869):


Notice the brilliant perspective, depth and composition. This is where Taurus trumps Libra, in this ability to create a realistic scene with lots of dimension. Notice the muted, matte colors instead of more brilliant? Libra prefers airy pastels and brightness. Taurus will go more for earth tones. Their colorful works can have this dull quality to the tones.

Libras can do more of what is thought of as graphic art rather than paintings, like Rumiko Takahashi, a Japanese Manga artist.


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posted December 04, 2013 01:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for stargazer21     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My moon is in libra and I love color. My favorite artist is van gogh because of his vibrant, rich, saturated colors! I aha with kerosene on his point about taurus being the painter and libra the designer.

It's interesting the differences between the two. I love venusians

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posted December 04, 2013 03:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mercurian Intellect     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Taurus is more for architectural designs while Libra is more for decorative designs.

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posted December 04, 2013 06:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
Taurus is more for architectural designs while Libra is more for decorative designs.

Taurus is very tactile in their paintings. You can practically touch the textures with your eyes. That's Taurus's gift. Very appropriate for the earthiest earth sign. Didn't you say you thought Taurus is ruled by the earth?

And notice the painting by Pierre Bonnard. The woman kinda fades into the background, she's the only human in it, while the sky is that vivid blue and kind of overwhelms the entire composition. A white, cylinder of some kind stands out on the table and the table cloth is that strange shade of purple, it practically jumps at you. The way the artist uses the color to convey a deeper meaning could indeed be part of the Libra experience in art. Libra is the only inanimate object in the zodiac, it's a pair of scales that weighed various items in antiquity. That painting is superbly Libran imo. Maybe Bonnard didn't realize the message he was sending? It resonates well with the Libran symbolism.

Bright blue skies are supposed to be Libran, too.

He even paints this brilliant gold reflection on the left that kind of stands out.

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posted December 04, 2013 01:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mercurian Intellect     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by StarlightSmileSupreme:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
[b]Taurus is more for architectural designs while Libra is more for decorative designs.


Taurus is very tactile in their paintings. You can practically touch the textures with your eyes. That's Taurus's gift. Very appropriate for the earthiest earth sign. Didn't you say you thought Taurus is ruled by the earth?

And notice the painting by Pierre Bonnard. The woman kinda fades into the background, she's the only human in it, while the sky is that vivid blue and kind of overwhelms the entire composition. A white, cylinder of some kind stands out on the table and the table cloth is that strange shade of purple, it practically jumps at you. The way the artist uses the color to convey a deeper meaning could indeed be part of the Libra experience in art. Libra is the only inanimate object in the zodiac, it's a pair of scales that weighed various items in antiquity. That painting is superbly Libran imo. Maybe Bonnard didn't realize the message he was sending? It resonates well with the Libran symbolism.

Bright blue skies are supposed to be Libran, too.

He even paints this brilliant gold reflection on the left that kind of stands out. [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah, I believe Taurus is ruled by the Earth.
Now when I say that, you will think that's impossible because Earth cannot affect us astrologically while we're on in. I think it's still possible.
Since Earth is opposite the Sun, maybe it can mean your Earth is the building of your self meaning your Sun is your self, and you start to look toward your Earth for the guidance and transformation of your self. They are opposite form each other, so it's also like how opposite signs look towards each other.
Just like how the self needs to feel worthy, they look toward the Earth; which rules Taurus. So maybe that can give a reason why it can be associated with the 2nd House of self-worth. Because we try to become that, we try to become worthy in our own sense of self. The self gets inflated, (Sun) so it needs the Earth to ground it and show how much it's really worth.

Another way you can look at it is we're trying to build upon (the Sun) a better foundation (looks to Earth) to live on the Earth with other people.

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posted December 04, 2013 02:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
Yeah, I believe Taurus is ruled by the Earth.
Now when I say that, you will think that's impossible because Earth cannot affect us astrologically while we're on in. I think it's still possible.
Since Earth is opposite the Sun, maybe it can mean your Earth is the building of your self meaning your Sun is your self, and you start to look toward your Earth for the guidance and transformation of your self. They are opposite form each other, so it's also like how opposite signs look towards each other.
Just like how the self needs to feel worthy, they look toward the Earth; which rules Taurus. So maybe that can give a reason why it can be associated with the 2nd House of self-worth. Because we try to become that, we try to become worthy in our own sense of self. The self gets inflated, (Sun) so it needs the Earth to ground it and show how much it's really worth.

Another way you can look at it is we're trying to build upon (the Sun) a better foundation (looks to Earth) to live on the Earth with other people.



To me, Taurus sun art just looks earthy. I like it. The colors, sometimes, are not my favorite. What I like most about it is the wonderful dimension. Taurus sun artists are very gifted at creating art that is full of depth and perspective. Libras are a bit flatter and I know this is true because I have a Libra ascendant/stellium with Mercury and that is my number one problem, too. I am really good at embellishing my art with pretty stuff (like with charcoal pencils and whatnot Libra will take a lot of risks with mediums while Taurus can be more conventional or into conceptual art, like surrealism, which is more about shape, composition, distortions of reality, not really medium experimentation) and I can create texture like the Taurus sun artists since I have the moon in this sign.

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posted December 04, 2013 02:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mercurian Intellect     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by StarlightSmileSupreme:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
[b] Yeah, I believe Taurus is ruled by the Earth.
Now when I say that, you will think that's impossible because Earth cannot affect us astrologically while we're on in. I think it's still possible.
Since Earth is opposite the Sun, maybe it can mean your Earth is the building of your self meaning your Sun is your self, and you start to look toward your Earth for the guidance and transformation of your self. They are opposite form each other, so it's also like how opposite signs look towards each other.
Just like how the self needs to feel worthy, they look toward the Earth; which rules Taurus. So maybe that can give a reason why it can be associated with the 2nd House of self-worth. Because we try to become that, we try to become worthy in our own sense of self. The self gets inflated, (Sun) so it needs the Earth to ground it and show how much it's really worth.

Another way you can look at it is we're trying to build upon (the Sun) a better foundation (looks to Earth) to live on the Earth with other people.



To me, Taurus sun art just looks earthy. I like it. The colors, sometimes, are not my favorite. What I like most about it is the wonderful dimension. Taurus sun artists are very gifted at creating art that is full of depth and perspective. Libras are a bit flatter and I know this is true because I have a Libra ascendant/stellium with Mercury and that is my number one problem, too. I am really good at embellishing my art with pretty stuff (like with charcoal pencils and whatnot Libra will take a lot of risks with mediums while Taurus can be more conventional or into conceptual art, like surrealism, which is more about shape, composition, distortions of reality, not really medium experimentation) and I can create texture like the Taurus sun artists since I have the moon in this sign. [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah, Taurus is earthy with their art. That's why I said architecture because art can't get anymore practical/realistic than that.
And like you said, Libra's colors and pretty stuff, which means decorative. So we're pretty much on the same page here.
I was talking about what the archetypes are.

Anyway, what art do you like to make?

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posted December 04, 2013 02:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
Yeah, Taurus is earthy with their art. That's why I said architecture because art can't get anymore practical/realistic than that.
And like you said, Libra's colors and pretty stuff, which means decorative. So we're pretty much on the same page

Anyway, what art do you like to make?



I took a drawing course in college, did really well, and then got discouraged because I didn't think I could have a career as an artist. I worked with pencils and charcoal in the class and drew still lifes. I haven't been as devoted to my art as I should.

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posted December 04, 2013 02:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mercurian Intellect     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by StarlightSmileSupreme:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
[b] Yeah, Taurus is earthy with their art. That's why I said architecture because art can't get anymore practical/realistic than that.
And like you said, Libra's colors and pretty stuff, which means decorative. So we're pretty much on the same page

Anyway, what art do you like to make?



I took a drawing course in college, did really well, and then got discouraged because I didn't think I could have a career as an artist. I worked with pencils and charcoal in the class and drew still lifes. I haven't been as devoted to my art as I should. [/B][/QUOTE]

Why did you think you couldn't have a career as an Artist?

Edit - I'm sorry if I asked you a personal question
You don't have to reply to it then if you don't feel comfortable to share, I understand

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posted December 04, 2013 04:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for stargazer21     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Impressionism seems very libran imo. the pastel colors and the land scapes.

If any one is interested I can find some artists (a modernday one not oneof the 'masters') online who have libra or taurus in their charts and post the images here.

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posted December 04, 2013 04:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarlightSmileSupreme     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Mercurian Intellect:
Why did you think you couldn't have a career as an Artist?

Edit - I'm sorry if I asked you a personal question
You don't have to reply to it then if you don't feel comfortable to share, I understand


It's okay, I had to run errands. It is really difficult to eek out a living as an artist. Very competitive, not a lot of buyers.

Stargazer, Impressionism seems Piscean with a dash of Libra. That fuzziness is very Neptunian and the paintings kinda remind me of looking at something through mist or fogs, sometimes water. They have that Neptunian distortion going on.

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posted December 04, 2013 08:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mercurian Intellect     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by StarlightSmileSupreme:
It's okay, I had to run errands. It is really difficult to eek out a living as an artist. Very competitive, not a lot of buyers.

Oh, okay.

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posted December 06, 2013 05:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tsubasa     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cancer Sun, Libra Moon (5th house), AC plus a bunch of planets in Gemini.. I'm a jewelsmith, and here's one of my latest works:

IMO Libra is definitely more the designing type and more "toned down" than Taurus. I'm personally very much into minimalist type of furnishings in my home as well, despite my 4th house cusp being in Leo (I'd add a dash of gold paint somewhere though)

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