This painting was created in 2024. The colors of this year are still bright but not dazzling. I have gradually found a balance point among the bright colors.
A typhoon passed through and there were intermittent strong winds and heavy rain for several days. Typhoon is the temperament of nature. The quarrels and threats of human beings, the manic roar of machines, the passing of time on the pointer, the crying and laughing of new life, the crying and laughing of death... The human voice becomes dead silence in front of the natural voice. At this time, people will suddenly hear the voice in their own hearts, feel lonely, and are frightened and helpless.
Inches: x in
Size without the frame: 39 x 54 cm
Country: China
Date: 2024
Materials: Acrylic paint on paper
Condition: well preserved
Creative themes and style | My works revolve around the creative concept of "The land of humanity, People on the land". The people in the painting are people in nature, and the lines, shapes, and colors are close to nature. The nature in the painting is nature in the eyes of humans, existing in interaction with humans.I don’t pursue a series of works with a fixed and continuous style. I hope that the style of the pictures will synchronize with the changes in my life and always remain oscillating. The performance of the work must be in sync with the development of one's own life in order to be Sincere and powerful. Ideas are later.
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I. Subject and Symbolism
This painting captures a wilted flower by a window, accompanied by the flowing gesture of wrinkled fabric. The scene evokes an atmosphere of time’s erosion, where fragility and endurance coexist. The imagery of withering is not treated as a finality but as a transitional state within the broader cycle of life. In this sense, “abandoned” is no longer a mere label of neglect; it becomes a subtle reminder that disappearance itself is part of renewal.
II. Color and Emotional Language
The composition balances warm tones of the flower and cloth against the cool gray-blue hues of the background. This chromatic opposition generates a sharp aesthetic tension, yet also highlights the persistence of beauty in decline. The flower’s folds, though desiccated, retain traces of former bloom, embodying a quiet resonance of endurance. Here, withering is not dramatized as tragedy but reimagined as a reflective stage in the rhythm of blooming–fading–rebirth.
III. Movement and the Wind
The fabric’s folds carry the invisible presence of the wind, making the unseen perceptible. The creases hold both order and spontaneity, revealing the coexistence of structure and uncertainty. The wind becomes a metaphor for life’s uncontrollable forces, at once fleeting and formative. Through this pairing of flower and fabric, the painting avoids static symbolism and instead channels a sense of dynamic transience.
IV. Philosophical Resonance
This work resists sentimental nostalgia and instead confronts the raw truth of impermanence. Withering is not softened into romance but explored as a gateway to deeper insight. The folds of the flower and fabric seem to encode the hidden logic of renewal, suggesting that what appears abandoned is never truly lost. In this way, art functions as both mirror and blade: it reflects the inevitability of decline while cutting through illusions, revealing that disappearance is not an end but a prologue to resurgence.
Georgia O’Keeffe, Red Poppy and Memory: Uses floral metaphors and color symbolism to probe the cycles of life.
Otto Dix, Melancholy: Somber tones and symbolic imagery convey existential weight and fragility.
Sanyu, Chrysanthemums in a Vase: Minimalist floral composition that channels solitude and quiet reflection.
Odilon Redon, Black Flowers: Dark colors and symbolic forms create a mysterious, spiritual dimension of renewal.
The flowers are now completely withered, their petals shriveled with a papery texture. In contrast to the earlier blossoms that still held vibrant colors, these flowers embody a deeper sense of decay and the passage of time.
The cool light streaming through the window collides with the warm purples and browns of the backdrop, making the whites and browns of the dried flowers stand out more prominently. This interplay of light creates an atmosphere that is both chilly and serene.
The green vitality outside the window contrasts sharply with the faded tones indoors, turning the withered flowers and leaves into more than natural objects— they symbolize the distance and dissonance between humans and their environment.
It combines the traits of still life painting and Symbolism. While maintaining a degree of realism in the depiction of objects, it conveys emotional meanings beyond the physical forms. It fits well into exhibitions of “symbolist still lifes” or “contemporary allegorical painting.”
The work transcends the decorative function of traditional still life, shifting toward a symbolic meditation on time, life, and transience. Such a painting is well-suited for display in the contemporary expressionism section of museums, as well as for private collectors seeking to enrich a study or quiet space with both aesthetic refinement and intellectual depth.
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