The growth of a tree is a commitment, it is a promise.

A commitment to the wind, to the rain,

A promise to the sunlight, to the land.

That is the meaning of life, to live with faith and conviction.

Text/ Tzu-Chi Yeh (Excerpt - Tzu-Chi Yeh 2015 iP Gallery calendar)

When you stand before a tree, with an honest heart

You will be able to see the face of God

Appearing amidst the interplay of light and shadow

When you stand before a tree, with a quiet heart

You will be able to hear the voice of God

Speaking to you betwixt the rustling of leaves and branches

Text/Lai Li-Hui, Art Critic and Curator

(Excerpt – “Flavors Flowing Upon the Canvas” 2010 “Tzu-Chi Yeh Solo Exhibition – The Memory of Tainan” album from Inart Space, Tainan

If you observe the canvas closely, you will be able to experience the sensuous “flavors” fluctuating upon the image, as if the artist had captured the gentle flow of the breeze, the rustling of the leaves, and the unique charm of old banyan trees in the painting. One cannot not help but be astounded by the artist’s sophisticated style of painting, his poise, and his expertise. Admired from a distance, one is moved by the tranquility and loneliness exuded by the mysterious world so pure yet profound that is depicted in the painting. Yeh has frozen the beauty of the tree at a moment in time, transforming the dynamic scene into an eternal poem.

Text/Zhang Jin-Cui (former Acting Director of the Graduate Program of the Indigenous Arts, National Dong Hwa University)

(Excerpt – Artist-Magazine, August Issue “Meandering through the Classical Atmosphere of Post-Modernism – On the Art of Yeh Tzu-Chi”)