In this painting, Wu Lan-Chiann uses ink washes and lines to suggest falling autumn leaves. Flakes of metal leaf (palladium) appear to shimmer and splash in the background. Each leaf represents a unique circumstance, the artist explains: In this painting, each leaf has its own cycle, has its unique shape and intensity, and has its own path through the air, and will touch the earth in its own way. The leaves represent human beings; each has a different upbringing, life experience, and destiny. I painted some leaves clearly and some vaguely; others are rendered complete and yet others damaged. Some have a clear direction, but others are hurt and lost; some lives are peaceful and others are turbulent, all captured in one painting.
Gift of Wu Lan-Chiann