
Chen Duxi Chinese, b. 1983
150 x 100 cm
Daffodil
I was fascinated by the enlarged details of the daffodil. The stamen was no doubt a kind of tentacle, tongue, or cat’s whisker. As it sought to pollinate, perhaps it had forgotten about itself. One became engulfed by its beauty as one concentrated on it: the soft, fluid form, the subtle colors of the petals, the robust body and the closed or open leaves. I merely wanted to gaze at it, appreciating the way in which the daffodil absorbed the earth’s nutrients and turned them into an elegant figuration of itself.
水仙
我沉溺于对它细节的不断放大的观察。花蕊的部分无疑是一种触角,亦或是舌头,还是猫咪的胡须。它向外界不断试探的同时,可能自己都忽略了自身。身体其它部位的流畅与柔美 ,淡彩微施的花瓣 、矫健的躯干以及抱紧或是展开的叶片,当专注于它时,会完全被它的气质所包裹。 我无心它的品种与产地,我只想静默地凝视它,感受它把从大地上吸收来的一切滋养转化成它清丽的身姿。