Our longest standing exclusive artist, Shuai Mei’s paintings merge the contradictory sides of modern woman into her willowy figurative representations that flow between modernity and antiquity. She invites viewers to glance directly into the boudoir of her elegantly lean and supple figures, evoking a sense of nostalgic and idealised memory of days yonder. Shuai Mei's women flirt with coy reticence as they bask in the luminescent glow produced by the shards of natural sunlight that seep into the open courtyards.

“Nearly every painting involves the same experience – an old photo, an overgrown courtyard, a small bridge in a town by the canals, blinds in an old house, xiangfei bamboo in ancient paintings – they stimulate all kinds of thoughts in my mind. I try to put myself into the paintings and feel the surroundings in them in order to search for the most perfect spiritual dream world, experiencing both the joy and sadness of the place.” – Shuai Mei