Artistic creation, whether tangible or intangible,

comes from the inner emotions of the artist.

In Kuo Hsin-yi's pond works,

she returns to the essence of creation through inner insight.

Her paintings contain whispers within stillness,

sound within color,

and a sense of Zen within composition—

as well as Kuo Hsin-yi's dreams and state of mind.

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Huang, Chao-Hu / President of Federation of International Tsai-Mo Artists

People can never see themselves,

and all things in the world cannot reflect themselves.

Only through reflection and mirroring

can the most vivid side be revealed.

Facing the vast pond,

she feels no fear,

but instead renames the world.

As lotus leaves unfold,

it seems one can feel

a poem flowing,

passing through the depths of every soul.

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Fang-Ming Chen / Taiwanese literary historian

Kuo Hsin-yi's paintings possess a kind of magic

that leads people to become aware of those

everyday details that are often overlooked

yet closely connected to our lives.

When you think the works depict vast forests

or lush fields of flowers and greenery,

they are in fact all created beside a small pond.

You will feel even more astonished and delighted.

We must learn how to appreciate and how to see—

this is also what distinguishes us from the artist.

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İsmet Erikan / Former representative of Turkish Trade Office in Taipei

Kuo Hsin-yi is an important watercolor painter

of Taiwan's mid-career generation.

Her works are rich in color,

with romantic themes,

often awakening within us

a longing for nature,

and also touching the deep emotions

within our hearts.

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Pan Fan/Honorary Director, Asia University Museum of Modern Art