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Exquisite Garden 1, 2004: 22” x 30”. Archival inkjet on paper
Artist Statement:
To the Chinese, the whole world was a garden and the exquisite beauties of nature were everybody's property. The idea of Chinese garden reflects the philosophy of how Chinese people preceive the world -- they desire to relate a cosmic ideal with man's own image and role within it. They made all effort to harmonize nature with themselves on a reduced scale or in a modified form. It was never meant to be monumental. The art of gardening in China is an intimate, carefully selected, human and sophisticated thing. It is not mainly a place for recreation. It is essentially for contemplation and solitude. I think that it is very interesting for me as a person living in a synthetic world and using such high-end technology as computer to convey the idea of how people enjoy the exquisiteness of nature and their attempts to enhance it.
Chi Wah Man
manchiwah @ hotmail.com
Exquisite Garden 2, 2005; 22” x 30”. Archival inkjet on paper
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