Time: 2016
Material: Oil Painting
Size: 50 × 60 cm
Artist: Xin Wang
“The Flower of Desire” is an image rich in metaphor and poetic resonance, often invoked in literature, art, and philosophical reflection. It symbolizes the complex and fertile nature of human longing—capable of blossoming into the brilliance of life, yet equally capable of breeding decay and destruction.
The essence of desire may be, as Jorge Luis Borges once suggested: “A rose is a rose; its fragrance has no meaning.” We need not impose absolute notions of good or evil upon it. Instead, in contemplating this flower, we come to see how we are at once its gardener—and its soil.
Time: 2016
Material: Oil Painting
Size: 50 × 60 cm
Artist: Xin Wang
“The Flower of Desire” is an image rich in metaphor and poetic resonance, often invoked in literature, art, and philosophical reflection. It symbolizes the complex and fertile nature of human longing—capable of blossoming into the brilliance of life, yet equally capable of breeding decay and destruction.
The essence of desire may be, as Jorge Luis Borges once suggested: “A rose is a rose; its fragrance has no meaning.” We need not impose absolute notions of good or evil upon it. Instead, in contemplating this flower, we come to see how we are at once its gardener—and its soil.