GUO Huawei (1983)
The garden of century-old trees, 2012
Ink and acrylic on rice paper, artist's stamp below left
54 x 217 cm
GUO HUAWEI (1983)
Born in Shandong, China, in 1983.
Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, in 2007
Tao Hua Yuan
Secret Paradise
Whatever his condition, the man of the great cities struggles to find himself. He is on the way to fulfilment even for the most serene among us.
Guo Hua Wei wants to share his dream story with us. This unique moment: the beginning of a dream is a moment of pure happiness. Right there, at the precise moment when the mind is freed; this is what we call Tao Hua
Yuan. For the Chinese it is a personal heavenly paradise.
To find oneself in a beautiful, calm place, where serenity reigns is a common will of every being.
Tao Hua Yuan is a state of solitude far from any earthly constraints.
The artist always uses a warm tone and conditions himself to erase all excitement by trying to calm his heart. Through his works, he transmits to us his serene spirit and his vision of paradise.
The main composition is made up of stable homes, well clinging to the earth, this landscape is meant to be of a still beauty. The river symbolizes the course of life, showing the contrast between the perpetual movement of water and the stability of the eternal landscape, an image of the world of dreams.
The
Tao Hua Yuan series presents the beauty of an imaginary world. For those who believe in the beyond, this interpretation can be a form of timeless ideal.