Artwork Size

37 x 112 cm / 15 × 44 inches

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Artwork Medium

Silkscreen Printing, Silver Leaf on Linen Canvas

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Artwork Description

Flowers may seem to offer little practical purpose—delicate, fleeting, and easily overlooked.
Yet their true power reaches far beyond the physical. They nourish something deep within us, touching the places where language struggles to go. We turn to flowers in moments of both celebration and sorrow, trusting their beauty to speak directly to the spirit.

They lift us into a quiet realm of serenity.
They step forward when words fall short.
When pain feels unbearable, beauty creates a pause wide enough to breathe.
When grief tightens its grip, flowers offer a soft, wordless embrace.

Their presence is temporary—here today, gone tomorrow—yet the ritual of giving flowers persists across cultures and generations. In their impermanence lies a reminder that even brief moments of beauty can hold profound meaning.

In these works, the background is layered with silver leaf, a material that catches and reflects light with a cool, ethereal glow. This shimmering surface evokes both fragility and illumination, mirroring the way beauty can quietly brighten even our heaviest moments.

When Beauty Steps In is an exploration of that timeless gesture—the offering of beauty as comfort, connection, and healing in our most vulnerable times.

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作品描述

花朵纤弱，转瞬即逝，似无实用，
然其力量触及灵魂深处。                                                                    
在欢庆之际，在悲伤之中，我们以花传意，让美替我们言说。

当言语沉默，美悄然介入；
痛苦难当时，美为心开一隙；
悲伤攫心时，花以无声之姿，给予轻柔的拥抱。

花期短暂，然献花之仪，却跨越文化与世代。
刹那之美，亦能承载深意。

作品以银箔铺底，光晕冷润，如雾如光。
这闪烁的表面流露出脆弱与光辉，
宛如美在最沉重的时刻静静照亮心灵。

《美至之时》呈现出那一份恒久的姿态——
在我们最脆弱的时刻，美为我们带来安慰、联结与疗愈。

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Artwork Viewing

Currently at Whitestone Gallery Singapore.
For enquiries, email Deborah here or Whitestone Gallery for more information.

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