Art Work Details
Oil on canvas
70 x 38cm
Origins
2021
Winter in Hometown portrays the quiet solitude of a snow-covered countryside, where distant mountains fade into layers of pale blue mist and dark pine trees stand silently against the winter sky. Rather than celebrating the beauty of the season alone, the landscape becomes a vessel for memory and longing. The stillness of winter mirrors the emotional weight of waiting for someone who will never return. The empty fields and fading horizon suggest the passage of time, while the enduring trees embody resilience amid loss. Nature does not erase sorrow; instead, it gently holds it until remembrance gradually transforms into acceptance. Through restrained colors and atmospheric depth, the work invites viewers to experience winter not merely as a season, but as an emotional landscape where memory, absence, and hope quietly coexist.
[Winter in Hometown] I’m standing here, missing him. It’s as if I’ve turned into a rock, yearning for him. Many years have passed, but he hasn’t returned. Yet I’m still standing here today. That heavy wave, however, is telling me it’s time to forget him. Will I be able to go on without him? The waves break me down once more today. He vanished like morning dew. He will never return. I will wait. Just until today.