The Flower in the Rain

作品賞析

Chen Wen-Li’s works always revolve around the relationship between humankind and nature. Ink and Eastern gouache are her main creative media. Flowers in the Rain depicts the wet, gray “plum rain” season, when the air is sultry and humid. The dark gray in the background is heavy with pent-up emotion. This is a world interpreted through a human perspective, and the painting evokes the discomfort we feel during the plum rain season. However, plants have a sensory world of their own that is completely different from that of humans. For them, humidity and heat mean growth and reproduction. The red-pink flowers are blooming for life, because after the rain comes their growth period. Chen Wen-Li’s works bring in her views on how humans and nature coexist. The plants in this painting almost seem to have emotions and sensibility, while the nature she describes is full of the human touch. Flowers in the Rain presents the artist’s declaration of her deep love for nature.