The Legacy of the Art Tree Wall-Hanging Artwork | Descry Design
The Legacy of the Art Tree Wall-Hanging Artwork  by Hsin Lee

The Legacy of the Art Tree Wall-Hanging Artwork

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2025

This presentation features a rectangular wall-mounted sculptural artwork displayed against pale marble-veined wall tiles, the piece enclosed within a substantial dark wooden frame with rich brown tones suggesting polished walnut. Scanning from the outer edges inward, the frame measures approximately one meter wide by seventy centimeters tall, with distinctive corner projections that extend forward creating architectural presence. The frame depth creates a recessed stage approximately ten centimeters deep, backed by a surface of deep chocolate brown that absorbs light and provides dramatic contrast. Dominating the composition from the lower center, a tree trunk rises constructed entirely of angular geometric facets, its surface appearing as warm burnished gold with the reflective quality of polished metal, the triangular planes creating a crystalline effect reminiscent of cut gemstones catching light. This golden trunk occupies roughly the lower third of the composition, branching upward with the same faceted geometry. Above the trunk, filling approximately two-thirds of the framed space, an enormous dome-shaped canopy spreads outward composed of countless individual leaf clusters. Each cluster presents five-lobed leaves reminiscent of schefflera or money tree foliage, rendered in cool silver-white tones that contrast strikingly with the warm golden trunk below. The leaf surfaces appear covered with minute crystalline points creating a texture like frost on glass or countless tiny diamonds, producing a scintillating effect as light plays across the surface. The overall impression suggests precious materials, perhaps actual silver and gold with crystal or diamond embellishment, creating extraordinary material richness. At the bottom edge, a small rectangular plaque in gold tone bears text, positioned as a museum identification label. The work conveys ceremonial presence, the combination of precious materials and tree symbolism suggesting themes of heritage, enduring value, and generational legacy through the universal language of the sacred tree.

The classical poetic essence of French luxury jewelry, with its enduring heritage, deeply immerses one in an atmosphere of elegant grace that spans centuries. The pursuit of profound wisdom not only embodies the eternal vitality of the tree but also presents its splendor through the inlaying of thirty sizes of sparkling rhinestones. The 24K gold leaf gilding adds a layer of treasure-like radiance to the trunk, resembling a poetic dialogue.