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Road and River
by Art Seasons, Beijing
Location: Art Seasons Beijing
Artist(s): Yongkang LIU, ZHANG Xiaodi
Date: 13 Dec 2014 - 15 Feb 2015

Life doesn't offer us the chance to see all the natural landscapes. Many of them just pass us by, unnoticed. Sometimes, we marvel at the creations of nature and are keen to document them with our camera. But the most important thing is the thrill of the heart, which comes from deep within. I think that the most amazing thing in this world is nature and it is every soul’s inner pursuit to express their respect for and the beauty of nature. We need to travel and see the world. So out we go! You will find the world different from what you imagined and everyone sees something different. That is the fountain of my work,Before I create a work, I try to picture myself as a traveler living through the scenes. In fact, perhaps the picture will be purer if there is some distance between the painter and the canvas. To me, representational paintings are a reflection of my understanding of society, life and the environment, among other subjects. But abstract awareness always exists in the pictures, playing an indicative and guiding role in and interacting with them. What is to be painted is chosen after extensive comparison. In the selection process are involved the basic elements of the canvas, such as composition, colors and angles. How much a picture conveys is often decided by time which, to a certain extent, is a process I am gradually forgetting.

My work in recent years has an obvious touch of landscape painting. There is a hidden rule when it comes to the selection of scenes, which is a form of depiction of my frame of mind. My narration of paintings is by no means a simple visual simulation; rather, it depicts a sense of forlornness and isolation, as presented in the work. The strokes and composition convey a spiritual dimension. Unease and tension lurk behind the pictures. I am of the opinion that paintings are the best medium for reflecting the reality. Works with a spatial sense but are nevertheless directionless are enchanting, as if they were scenes from dreamland.

Contemporary landscape paintings are the business of returning and paying attention to nature, and portraying objects as they are. However, they are not just visual enjoyment but are imbued with history, memory, thoughts, images, ecology and the future, which are born out of human self-reflection. As a traveler, I hope that my paintings will achieve a state of infinity. Not only are ideas to be without boundaries, but also practices as well, and anything can be questioned and doubted. 

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