Mirror Sea

Artist: Haonan Yuan
Original title: 《镜海》
Medium: silk
Size: 65cm * 48cm
Year: 2025

Deconstructing the figure with expressionist verve, this work distills hand and eye into core symbols rising from a sea-like ink wash. Guided by the classical ideal of “transcending form to seize the essence,” it conjures a quiet, ethereal aura. The eye’s compassionate gaze channels the Zen mirror-mind, opening dual paths of introspection and outward awareness. Through visual metaphors of consciousness, it renders the psyche’s inner multiplicities, inviting each viewer to find their own resonance.