(Y)ear of the Wood Horse – 2014

  • Noble Horse
    Gong Kai (Chinese, 1222–after 1304)
    One of the classics says that a horse’s ribs should be slender and numerous. An ordinary horse has only ten ribs. One with more than this is a noble steed.

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    Headless horse – Frank Lloyd Wright with his curious chinese asian collection

  • Jannis Kounellis horses

  • Turin Horse
    Turin horse – Bela Tarr

  • Band-aid horse by Lucy White.

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    Deborah Butterfield

  • Two drawings by Leonardo da Vinci

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    Study of horses for the Battle of Anghiari 1503-04

    Head of a horse

    Susan Rothenberg Pontiac

    Muybridge

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    The Introduction of 2014 Year of Horse
    The Year 2014 is considered as the Year of the Horse as per the Chinese Zodiac Calendar which begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. 2014 according to Chinese Astrology Calendar. it is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is related to tree or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the jiăwŭ (甲午) year