Dharma 001 is a masterpiece of Chen Man's fusion of traditional Chinese brushstrokes with oil painting techniques, featuring the image of Dharma, the first ancestor of the Zen sect, who faced the wall for nine years to achieve enlightenment.
The theme echoes the spirit of Zen Buddhism and his personal artistic journey.
Red is the earliest color known to mankind, while blue is the latest color named by mankind. Chen Man puts these two colors, which have a time span
and place them in the picture, creating a strong visual tension. This cultural intersection between the East and the West, and the temporal and spatial contrast of colors, echoes Dharma's journey of cultivation from India to China.
Dharma's journey from India to China. Abandoning the complicated composition, the work utilizes the white space of Chinese painting and the heaviness of oil painting to present Dharma's meditation in a minimalist way.
The work is a simple representation of the tenacity and inner strength of Dharma's meditations.
Chen Man received traditional painting training in his early years, and later turned to photography because of his desire to interact with people. However, along with the success of her photography career, her busy shooting schedule has made her feel that she is not the best person to work with.
However, along with the success of her photography career, her busy shooting schedule made her feel overwhelmed, so she put down her camera, picked up her paintbrush, and returned to the essence of art, accomplishing a metamorphosis from addition to subtraction.
Dharma has traveled from India to China, from
Dharma's journey from India to China, from prince to ascetic, from external cultivation to internal enlightenment, echoes Chen Man's artistic path.
Chen Man's journey from India to China, from prince to ascetic, from external practice to inner enlightenment, echoes Chen Man's artistic path. Chen Man pursues “less is more” in this work, using the simplest visual elements to express the most profound thoughts. Dharma 001 is not only a painting
Dharma 001 is not only a painting, but also a spiritual mirror, reflecting self-awakening and inviting the viewer to return to the heart and realize Zen: every worry and every problem has its own meaning.