"Dust & Wild Horse" is an allusion from "Zhuangzi · Free and Easy Wandering." In the original text, "wild horse" metaphorically refers to the mist steaming and floating over wild forests and marshes in spring, its form like galloping horses, full of vibrant energy; while "dust" signifies the fine particles of floating and settling in the air. Placed together, they serve as symbols of "the breathing of living things blowing upon each other" – they are different forms of the same "breath" of heaven and earth, both moved and transformed by the blowing of the great atmosphere. Dust seems to descend, mist seems to ascend; one sinks, one floats, sharing the same origin but appearing differently, vividly illustrating a cosmic view of the mutual transformation and ceaseless proliferation of all things in eternal flux.

Within the genealogy of contemporary Chinese painting, Wu Weijia's practice represents a case of profound spiritual depth. He extends and expands upon the painterly language of Western modernism and postmodernism, while finding his grounding in Eastern philosophy. This dual sourcing enables him to transcend Eastern-Western aesthetic divides and thought patterns. Through an intuitive approach to painting, his work delves into the flow and change at the essence of life, constructing a visual world between figuration and abstraction, generation and dissolution. His art no longer focuses on the representation of reality or the projection of psychology, but stems from a contemplation of "the unity of things and the self" , granting every element in the painting its own autonomous existential value. This perspective not only restructures the logic of viewing but also resonates with contemporary philosophical thoughts focusing on inner experience and perceptual freedom. In terms of linguistic strategy, he deliberately employs a "bad painting" negative approach, using unfinished traces, fractured imagery, and layered conflicts to resist closed meanings and the consumption of the visual. Thus, his pictorial surface becomes a "live utterance", as Zen Buddhism calls it – open and polysemous, inviting viewers to intuitive comprehension and spiritual clarity.

Wu Weijia's typicality among contemporary painters stems from his attitude of treating painting as spiritual practice and the personalized aesthetic system he has established. He not only carries forward the rebellious and experimental spirit of Chinese modern art since the 1980s but also offers a unique path, within a globalized context, to return to inner perception and resist the era of image surplus. His practice demonstrates that painting still maintains the potential for profound philosophical thought today.