“Mung” shows an even greater degree of freedom from my previous sona drawing constraints. In fact there are no sona or meander drawings here at all. The lines are strictly Chinese characters. The geometric constraints of the sona drawings in my other paintings represent also my entrenched roots in Chinese culture, which are hard to break. In this painting I am breaking free of such constraints by painting in a more unrestrained manner. At the same time the characters are pure Chinese calligraphy that signifies “dream.” This painting represents the conflicting forces of breaking free of my Chinese roots, and at the same time returning to them, if not in reality, then at least in my dreams.