Artist: Chen Yu 
 
Artist's reflection: Chen uses color and thin brush strokes to develop this painting. Part of the image seems to be in draft form, even though this is the final version; a technique he has used before. Viewers are left to fill in the details themselves ... or not. 
 
The "Cut Wood Image" series by the artist Chen Yu can be regarded as "portraits" of wood. The wood in this series is not the woodwork of daily life, but rather timber that is in its initial stages - felled, rough, and shelved - and it retains a specific purpose and traits. The wood is sturdy and unwavering. 
 
Chen Yu created the texture of the cut surface with colors and brush strokes, thus emphasizing the individual identity in the collectivism - each piece of wood is unique. The wood therefore presents a strong and lively sense of life. And when they are fully recognized, they become mysterious and unpredictable.