How was the Bamboo Feather Illusion Born? Artist Yu Wen-fu Bends Over a Million Times in the Spirit of Farming
Creating a Bamboo Feather Illusion with the Spirit of Farming | Artist Yu Wen-fu: Bend Over a Million Times, and You Will Understand
He can make the sea come ashore and make mountains fly.
Just looking at the works, you would think the artist Yu Wen-fu has a pair of magical hands, freely painting in nature like a creator. But only after learning about his creative process do you realize that these breathtaking large-scale land artworks all come from long hours of bending over to cultivate, with the tenacious will of a farmer.
One after another, bamboo skewers or feathers are firmly inserted into the soil. Let sweat drip, let fingers grow calluses, while the mind turns prayer beads and enters deep concentration. After repeating this probing touch one hundred thousand times, person and land are tightly interwoven, hard to separate.
