A Painting—Still Life

A Painting Series

Brush strokes scatter the room Departed from their original, the completed painting The space exhibits a process As if the birth of a new-painting However, the canvas is empty (This painting series involved using a masking fluid that separates layers of brush strokes from each other so that after the painting is finished, it can be peeled apart, layer-by-layer. What begins as a 2D figurative image of flowers or a landscape is transformed into an abstract representation of this, spanning the whole exhibition space. This space now exhibits the process of the painting rather than a straightforward image. The painting goes from existing to not existing; from appearing to disappearing. The traditional still-life painting requirements, which forms part of the application process to Chinese art universities is exploded.) A Painting Series