Dreaming of Becoming Zhuangzi

02024-01-26 | Art, Music | 3 comments

The title caught my eye. Zhuangzi means Master Zhuang. The Butterfly Dream. As in this song:

Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly…Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.

— Zhuangzi

This is the painting by Xiyao Wang called The Butterfly Dreaming of Becoming Zhuangzi No.1 – 2023:

About the artist:
Why Xiyao Wang’s Relationship With the Canvas Is Physical, Personal, And Even Transcendental

Gallery Info

3 Comments

  1. Steve

    Those pieces by Xiyao Wang are beautiful.

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  2. Eric N

    Love this song. Just purchased tickets to one of your Oakland shows. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen you perform live and very much looking forward to the performance.

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  3. anne

    awareness that merges with and disappears into what it is witnessing…becomes one with it

    (tks for the ride – best wishes always)

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