Description: 釋文：塔廟高聳，白雪橫空，此初臨天竺，我心為之一濶，我情為之一變，雖圖之，亦未有其八方九垓之境也。 款識：丙寅仲夏，李義弘。 鈐印：李義弘（朱文）、水流雲在（朱文） Signed LEE YIH HONG in Chinese With two seals of the artist 著錄： 《李義弘畫展》，敦煌藝術中心，台北，1986 年 《藝術家雜誌》，藝術家雜誌社，台北，1986 年10 月，第137 期，頁191 《雄獅美術》，雄獅美術，台北，1986 年10 月，第188 期，頁106 ILLUSTRATED: Solo Exhibition of Lee Yih Hong, Cave Gallery, Taipei, 1986 The Artist Magazine, The Artist Publishing House, Taipei, 1986, Series No. 137, p. 191 Lion Art Magazine , Lion Art Publishing House, Taipei, 1986, Series No. 188, p. 106 李義弘的1986年印北之旅，使其眼界大開，進入新的藝術探索創作。印北歸來後，他發表〈寒山古國〉：「陽光是大自然的最佳詮釋者。止於看廟，薄霧清晨或朗朗斜陽，都是好時刻。」畫中描繪正是薄霧清晨中的尼泊爾斯瓦揚布那斯佛塔（Swayambhunath，俗稱「四眼天神廟」），這座世界文化遺產聖地建在加德滿都西部的小山頂上，俯瞰整個加德滿都谷地。前景高山自畫面底端拔地而起，雄奇巍峨，在微露的晨曦照耀中，呈現逆光的透亮感，在光影的變化中形塑出山體的質感與豐富的層次；有別於將景點拉近特寫，畫家將塔廟置於中段右側的平緩山台最高處，白色塔廟聳立於紅牆黑頂屋舍的村莊間，為本幅彩度最高處，聚焦視點，遠眺山嵐氤氳，烟霧交融橫絕畫面，嵐氣流動其間，生機流轉不息；遠景白雪群峰連綿起伏，層巖重疊，山勢崢嶸，天地無盡。畫家將題跋置於山坳暗處，低調且融合，以求畫面完整感，言：「我心為之一闊，我情為之一變。雖圖之，亦未有其八方九垓之境也。」這前所未有的視覺與心靈感受，在李義弘筆下心胸開闊、情思化變，他將畫幅天地空間壓縮，層巒疊嶂的渾然厚重與山嵐雲霧的輕靈縹緲形成對比，光影流淌，氣脈貫通。置身其中，且見景象開闊壯麗，攝山靈氤氳自然，亟得天地蒼茫之感。 1986 was a crucial year for artistic creation for Lee Yih Hong with his journey to Northern India. After the journey, Lee wrote, "Sunlight is the greatest channel of artistic expression from Mother Nature. Thin morning mist and bright sunset are greatest moments for appreciation." Depicted in this work was Swayambhunath of Nepal under thin morning mist. This majestic holy land listed as World Heritage lies on a hill in the west of Kathmandu, looking over the city. Foreground was a mountain soaring with rocky relief, light perpetuates through a thin morning mist casting light the hill. A temple was put in the middle right of the painting. White temple looking over the red walled black roof village. On the top shows layers of mountains under a veil of mist which shows the movement of humid air. Layers of mountains highlighted the vast majestic scene of Nature. The artist carved the doldrum of the hills to balance the tone of the whole painting. He mentioned "My heart becomes relaxed and mind changed with the scene. Though depicted the scene, one couldn't fully justify the grandiosity of this land." Through this visit, one can understand the change inside the artist's minds. Through focusing on the depiction of layering mountains, morning mist and the movement of light, audience could experience the grandiosity of Nature of Nepal.
