Meditation and Contemplation, Guarding the night sky— Wu Dengyi’s Owl Creation Philosophy

The owl is a symbol of wisdom and a guardian of the night.
Wu Deng-yi’s color ink, from the heaven and earth, comprehends wisdom, and can always give people a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, just like an owl guarding the sleeping earth at night, so that we can obtain spiritual relief in the predicament and the dark night. Everything stems from the memories of Master Wu when he was a child… Wu Dengyi was born in Puli, Nantou, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful. There is always an owl standing on the banyan tree in front of the house, sometimes staring into the distance, sometimes facing him. Whenever Wu Deng-yi returns at night, he can hear the owl in the distance. The tweets led him home, like the patron saint of the night, bringing Wu Deng-yi peace and harmony.

Therefore, the master loves owls very much and integrates them into his creative philosophy. He believes that art should play a positive role, and it should be able to calm people’s hearts and society, and make aesthetics the guardian of goodness.
His color and ink creations are based on all things in nature. His inspiration is not limited by intuition. He gazes like an owl, staring at the sky, broadening his horizons, staring at the ground, nourishing vitality, staring at mountains and rivers, and integrating nature into his heart. Wu Deng-yi also expects viewers to appreciate his creations in the same way, just staring silently and feeling the mystery of oneness with nature and man. Just like the work《Delicate And Beautiful Mountain Surrounded by Clouds》, it is intuitive to see the colorful sky of maintain.

When we meditate and experience, Wu Deng-yi integrates different celestial phenomena into one scene, blue, purple and yellow, the colors are clear and distinct, and the overlapping gradients are smooth and leisurely, as if in a fairyland , and soaring in different landscapes. Master Wu Deng-yi also often created owls into paintings, reflecting different creative ideas.

To gaze into the mountain and cloud, to raise my yearning of returning home  Ink & Color on Paper  66x67cm  2020

The Moon on the Tree, As the Jade in the Sky   Ink & Color on Paper  66x198cm  2019

The bright moon bringing prosperity   Ink & Color on Paper  74.5×70.4cm  2020