Big Print/大型木刻

‘In the Rain’, is the title of a song that was pervasive during my time at university. I recall the song frequently, and the rain in Wuhu, south of the Yangzi River, also has become my memory of that time. This spring, a drizzling day in Vancouver reminded me of the rainy season along the Yangzi River. I went back to the countryside of Wuhu with my university classmate, to try finding “Water,” my art theme in the last a few years. The soft, moist air, branches and leaves were well positioned in the lakes and ponds, and at that moment my composition became framed in my mind. After returning to Vancouver, I made the woodcut for The Big Print project, enlarging my image through the carving process. ‘In the Rain’ seems to be inscribed in my memory and heart.

"在雨中"，是我大学时代时弥漫在校园里一首歌，多年过去了，还时常记起它。

江南的烟雨，青春的浪漫似乎也定格于“在雨中”的这首歌里了。

今春再回芜湖，与同学去乡下去寻“水”(水是这几年我画画的主题)，我们在雨中，沐浴着那江南的湿润轻柔的风，那水乡的斜枝细雨，便已于心成画了。此时，水墨的晕染这时似乎比油画更能表达此种的感受，回来后，又用木刻来做，也好像是刻骨铭心了。