Epiphytic orchid

作品賞析

Epiphytic Orchid is a print made using the paper intaglio technique. A single orchid clinging to a tree, rendered in a single color and with large expanses of white space, highlights the plant’s tenacious vitality. Paper intaglio is artist Yang Chen-Hua’s favorite medium. The uneven deep and shallow patterns created by the peeling and pasting of paperboard create a rich, layered texture, enhancing the subtle and concentrated expression of grayscale. Yang Chen-Hua often picks up various objects he encounters, such as stones, dead wood, old toys, or plants, and transforms them through printing into unique objects brimming with emotional memories. He was inspired by the way this orchid grows. Although seemingly weak and slender, the orchid diligently absorbs nutrients, silently stretches its branches and leaves, and blooms year after year. This work not only demonstrates the artist’s profound observation and appreciation of nature, but also conveys a timeless spirituality imbued with Eastern poeticism.