This is a study of Wu Li's life and art works in biographical sequence, which focuses on his intellectual development and how it affected his artistic creation. It examines selected pieces in both philosophical and pictorial terms.

By constructing this work in biographical sequence, focusing in particular on Wu Li's intellectual development and how it affected his artistic creation, and by examining selected pieces in both philosophical and pictorial terms, Xiaoping Lin has created a comprehensive study of Wu Li's life and art.