Peach Blossom Spring 1983

Chang Dai-chien painted "Peach Blossom Spring" without a fixed date, a wash of color and ink evoking a dreamlike landscape. I see the process as a kind of dance – a back-and-forth between control and letting go. Look at that dark, looming mass at the top; it’s almost a Rorschach blot! The ink bleeds and pools, creating these unpredictable textures, yet there's also a deliberate layering, a sense of depth. Then your eye travels down to the delicate pink blossoms, so light they seem to float on the surface. This contrast – the heavy ink versus the airy petals – it's like the painting is breathing. It reminds me a little of Helen Frankenthaler's soak-stain paintings, that sense of embracing chance. Ultimately, this piece is about the push and pull between intention and accident, and how that tension gives rise to something truly beautiful.