[News#90] The Mysterious And Mystical Sound Of Wild Flowers
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The Beauty - Painting By Suma Ching Hai
The Mysterious And Mystical Sound Of Wild Flowers
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By Artist Ha Cam Tam, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
(Originally In Au Lac Language)
Oil Painting - 70.9X55.6cm - Costa Rica Center - February 1991
The big hill within the boundaries of the Costa Rica Center is
transformed into a vast purple ocean with thousands of rolling
waves. Two giant trees of a light brownish-orange hue, with large
branches full of leaves, rustle in the wind. Puffs of cloud grace
the distant sky. The trees and grass, the ocean waves, and the
puffs of cloud, all seem to be frolicking merrily on the canvas.
The purple color of the wild flowers speckled with similar
shades, ever changing, combines all the hues of real wild
flowers: unusual yet charming, regal yet romantic. In this
painting, the longing to return to Truth, virtue and beauty is
naturally revealed, and the inner world is suddenly brightened
with joy, like a bird soaring high in the blue sky.
With its large area of orange branches, the tiny dots on its
purple hill of wild flowers and its bluish-gray floating clouds,
"The Beauty" painting indeed projects a grand symphony of sounds
in a wild forest full of fascinating mystery. Through the
exceptional beauty of nature depicted in this work, viewers can
also perceive the creativity of an enlightened painter - the two
firm trees with luxuriant branches were "planted" by Her on a
carpet of purple flowers. And through this, the sky, clouds,
flowers, leaves, plants and grass come together to form the
scenery, revealing the cohesive link between God and humankind
throughout creation.
If we observe closely each bloom of wild flower with a tranquil
mind, we may be able to hear the heartfelt expressions of each
flower, each branch and leaf - the entire scene sings joyfully in
the wind on the vast open Earth. The colors of "The Beauty"
remind viewers of the tranquility of a peaceful country with many
golden memories of a long-gone youth. It is similar to an angel
who has spent his time in fun, and found himself lost in a vast,
strange land, who suddenly recalls the brightness of the moon and
stars within, and remembers, "Oh! My Homeland is so beautiful. I
must return!"
Suma Ching Hai makes use of materials already existing in the
human mind - symbols - to remind us of a perfect Homeland,
creating paintings, music and poetry that all serve to remind us
to return to our Home of Truth. This Home does not exist in outer
space, but is the Home of Truth that resides within us all.
In one Au Lac folk story, a traveler visits all the famous places
in the world, and upon his return, the people of his village ask
him which place he visited was the most beautiful. He replies, "
Our own village is the most beautiful place of all."
The oil painting "The Beauty" may be classified as Realistic, due
to the authentic colors of its wild flowers, the living hues of
its plants reflecting the February sky of Costa Rica, and the
elegant colors of its precious trees.
It also may be classified as Impressionistic, because of the
vibrant light, radiating on each branch, leaf, flower and the
distant horizon. In addition, it may be classified as
Surrealistic, because of the patches of sporadic purple color on
the hill of wild flowers, the brownish-orange colors of the two
giant trees, and the bluish-gray of the shifting puffs of cloud
in the distant sky. The painter Suma Ching Hai is totally
successful in the painting "The Beauty," because it bursts open
the seal of yearning in the viewers, enabling them to return to
the Home of Truth.
Excerpt from Suma Ching Hai News#90
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