About the Art: Pine Root by Wallace Woo shows a root grow slowly little by little, and yet stay strong for years and years. Just like courage for people, don't give up even when you still can't see the results yet. Being strong is fundamental. However, at the same time, the root becomes a suffering attachment. While it may be hard to grow now without an attachement to anything, you may also feel contradiction in the moment, and wish you can release the suffering, but keep yourself balanced. This acrylic piece will look magnificent in any room of your home or office. Purchase two or more to form a wonderful collage!
At first, Woo tried to match trends in his artistic production, using lots of color that he saw in his fashion circles. He says, “People were all dressed up and showing off, especially wearing the colorful clothes and walking under the bright flashlight. I do like it based on my job, but at the same time, I am getting more and more tired of this work mode.” In 2020 the coronavirus forced him to take a break from the fashion industry, during which he found peace in the process of painting. His early artworks frustrated him, as he felt no connection to the intense color palette he was using; yet he saw how the fashion world influenced his early paintings. Once he re-centered Vipassana meditation that he learned as a teenager, he felt that little by little he was healing himself and restoring what is true to him. Through looking at the Black and White artworks, he hopes that people can find a peaceful pace and appease themselves.
