Accumulated Snow on Jade Mountain
circa 1947, oil painting on wood, 23.5×33cm, private collection
翻譯:曾建綱
審稿:陳奭璁
校對:曾建綱
The crimson earth, the luxuriant green hills, the snow-capped mountains, the silent and murky canopy of a deep blue sky, the profound and majestic atmosphere, all accumulated in thick layers of oil paint, piling up the artist’s reverence and praise for the natural world.
Simple strokes of the brush contain a variety of colors. In this painting, Chen Cheng-po is no longer telling a long story, but a poem in a condensed voice. In the lines of the poem, the Jade Mountain stands tall, and in the pristine white light, one seems to be able to see the spiritual soul of the island.
By Emery Chen