Creation year: 1979
1On July 5, 946, Wen Yiduo was assassinated near his home in Xicangpo, Kunming, Yunnan, when he was less than 48 years old. Thirty-three years later, Wen Yiduo's son Wen created the oil painting Ode to a Red Candle, depicting the lofty image of a scholar and revolutionary who would rather die than surrender.
On the screen, thousands of burning red candles and raging fires constitute a tragic scene. Between Wen Yiduo, between red candle and fire, between black and red, between motion and stillness, a complete and harmonious picture is formed.