WHAT
The exhibition is a presentation of over a dozen paintings by the Taiwanese artist (1976), directly affected by the birth of his first child. The sheer joy inspired by the newborn child envelopes this series, which acknowledges new hopes metaphorically through the depictions of ripe fruits and gourds.

WHY
Gourds and melons alike have long been considered a symbol of continuous and vigorous life force. From the Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, the metaphorical potentials of the rounded, organic forms has been enduring. The artist also further develops his unique language of gradient painting with this series, by applying self-ground earth pigments on paper for the first time, balancing technical and textural subtlety with a candid expression of unrestrained emotion.