Title: Patient
Artist: Ma Ao
Medium: Ink & Color on Paper
Artwork Size: 35 × 32 cm (13.8″ × 12.6″)
Framed Size: 55 × 52 cm (21.7″ × 20.5″)
Year: 2022
Frame: Slim black aluminum frame with a wide warm-white mat featuring a recessed, stepped inner bevel (grooved mat).
Artwork ID: MBA-2026-22
Authenticity: Original · One of a Kind · Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Flowers in Bloom does not depict spring through literal natural scenery. Instead, the season is internalized as a human condition. The figure’s face, surrounded by flowers, color fields, and flowing lines, appears suspended at a point of transition—unstable yet alive, undefined yet full of tension and possibility.
In Chinese cultural context, spring often symbolizes beginnings, emotional awakening, and the growth of self-awareness. This work does not present an idealized narrative of youth or beauty, but a more honest and contemporary experience of life—complex, sensitive, and charged with energy. The gaze and composition suggest an ongoing dialogue between the individual, time, and inner emotion, allowing the work to reveal new layers through repeated viewing.
For this reason, Flowers in Bloom is not only a work suited to the spirit of spring, but also a contemporary Chinese original with long-term collectible value. It does not record a single moment, but a living state of becoming.
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