Frost Chinese Love Character Collection

This digital art NFT collection was designed based on Wenlan Hu Frost’s museum-exhibited paintings Chinese Calligraphy 2.0 – The Love Character Abstract Symbolism Series, which was exhibited at The Butler Institute of American Art in 2008. Chinese-American artist Wenlan Hu Frost is the first artist to present the Chinese character as a symbolic abstract art form on a Western medium. She has developed an Abstract Symbolism painting style that conveys a powerful visual impact to viewers while delivering a rich message with symbolic abstract images.

The Chinese Love Character 愛 ai is pronounced like “eye” or “I” and means “Love” in Chinese. The Chinese Love Character is composed of three segments of pictographs. The first segment on top is derived from the picture of a “Home” with people and a roof, symbolizing a family. The second segment in the middle is the Chinese character "Heart" derived from a heart pictograph. The third segment at the bottom is part of the Chinese character "Friend" derived from a pictograph of hands shaking or embracing. The Chinese Love Character symbolizes that Love is about family and friends who love one another with all their hearts.

With 10,100 unique color combinations, the collection explores the relationships among the Chinese Love Character shape, color combinations, and human emotions. Each image could evoke personal emotions from viewers.