Grass / Leaves / Bud

To Ming-Chin Tung, creativity is a means to letting go of one’s inhibitions and setting a new mood; it is a way of rediscovering the emotions that we so easily lose in the flow of everyday life. This kind of introspection is reflected in Tung’s work, especially in the constant focus between the obvious and the subtle. Whether it is “grass” created with strokes similar to those of Chinese writing; withered leaves fashioned like wings; or a budding flower, the nature-inspired sculptures made by Tung explore the relationship between physical and psychological space. The wood appears to be of a fabric-like quality—the lines create the illusion of tension, as if the wood is stretched over a frame. Like the fine relationship between poetry and prose, this leads viewers to imagine a new space within themselves.