Okay, here is the Tamarix (below) and a few comments:
1. The two elements are roughly the same mass.
2. The two elements are placed at the same point from the front of the table exactly side-by-side)
3. The two elements don't interact in any way.
4. The two elements AND the slate table they sit upon are of roughly (almost exactly) the same tonal value (THIS IS BEST SEEN IN THE BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE ON BOTTOM). Color is ALWAYS subordinate to tonal value.
Also, in my opinion, the ceramic is way too big to be used in conjunction with this tree (which is thin and whispy anyway).
Again, this is an example of two cool pieces of art placed together (side-by-side) and they have nothing to do with each other, don't enhance or augment each other and the combination enobles neither of them. They don't form a union (a composition).
They sit there, side-by-side as if to say, "take you pick."
Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
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