Aries
Radical expressionism
Neptune in Aries leaves the confusion of the Pisces period, boldly renewing method, perspective, motif - impatiently as if art were as short as life.
14 years in the sign.
Taurus
Traditional realism
Neptune in Taurus gets tired of the chaotic Aries period, returning to the ways of old, classical aesthetics and an art where virtuosity should show in craft and detail.
14 years in the sign.
Gemini
Experimental symbolism
Neptune in Gemini breaks with the serenity of the Taurus period, daring to quicken and even to be sloppy, in an improvised way regarded to have a quality of its own.
14 years in the sign.
Cancer
Radical romanticism
Neptune in Cancer deepens the lightheartedness of the Gemini period, so that serious subjects dominate and are treated with both passion and compassion. Art as the great comforter.
14 years in the sign.
Leo
Traditional expressionism
Neptune in Leo returns to the individualistic perspective, the artist's right to explore his own ideas and visions. The great artist, the incomprehensibility of the genius.
14 years in the sign.
Virgo
Experimental realism
Neptune in Virgo questions the self-fixation of the Leo period, demanding artistic ability and competence to show itself. Still, when nature is portrayed, it is done with a revealing scrutiny.
14 years in the sign.
Libra
Radical symbolism
Neptune in Libra needs elevation from the microscopic perspectives of the Virgo period, instead to let principles and logic make the base of art, so that theory becomes its practice, ideas its method.
14 years in the sign.
Scorpio
Traditional romanticism
Neptune in Scorpio revolts against the intellectualism of the Libra period, bringing back an art which arouses feelings, reactions and ambiguity. The themes are the age old ones, as are - in essence - the methods.
14 years in the sign.
Sagittarius
Experimental expressionism
Neptune in Sagittarius breaks free of the introvert Scorpio period, needing to find new horizons, in content as well as material. New arenas are explored, old scenes treated differently.
14 years in the sign.
Capricorn
Radical realism
Neptune in Capricorn replaces the insubstantial Sagittarius period with art that needs to be big, solid and lasting. Grandeur replaces beauty, structure needs not proportion.
14 years in the sign.
Aquarius
Traditional symbolism
Neptune in Aquarius brings meaning into the pompous Capricorn period. Art is research into areas untouchable by the sciences, arranging age old components to discover their significance.
14 years in the sign.
Pisces
Experimental romanticism
Neptune in Pisces stops to believe in the sincere processes of the Aquarius period, letting go of reason - instead to partake in a quest for an art which really pleases and fulfills, wherever it is to be found.
14 years in the sign.
© Stefan Stenudd, 2006
