Gina Dominique’s 'Trigonometries' series was motivated by various ancient western and eastern artistic and geometric traditions. As a westerner she is most familiar with its symbolism, and within it, a point-down triangle represents a descent into the physical world and feminine energy, and a point-up triangle denotes an ascent into heaven and masculine energy. During 1985-2015, when Dominique studied yoga with both American and Indian teachers, she learned that similar interpretations of triangles hold true within ancient eastern yogic traditions. That is, a point-down triangle signifies transformative energies embodied by Nature... शक्ति or Śaktī in Sanskrit, pronounced "Shakti" in English, meaning (feminine) 'ability', 'power,' 'capacity of', or 'clinging together', or 'attachment to'. And a point-up triangle indicates Spirit or Consciousness... शिव or Śiva in Sanskrit, said "Shiva" in English, meaning  (masculine) 'experiencing Self'.