Gray Mood Condensate Astringent

作品賞析

YEH I-Chen’s Gray Mood Condensate Astringent shows a wilting flower immersed in a gray-colored flask. Realist methods provide a realistic illustration of the lines and wrinkles of the dying petals. The water surface serves as the dividing line that depicts the relationship between the flower, water, and glass. The flower within the glass sphere is kept alive with the water, and is admired for its beauty despite being separated from its parent plant and soil. The flower, once in full blossom, is now wilting, serving as an analogy of human lives where people must rely on themselves after leaving their mother’s nourishing womb. Everyone has a limited lifespan to unleash their potential and make their brilliant mark upon the world. The depressing mood created by the work highlights the bitter sensation upon realizing the transient nature of joy and happiness. This illustrates the artist’s self-expectation to use art to convey the message of beauty and fill the world with hope and strength.