When images which can be reproduced continue to make our eyes overwhelmed, when flashing LED screens can be seen at any time in our lives, and when landscape pictures from around the world can be downloaded while staying at home, does this world still need to be depict with the use of paint brushes?

No matter how dazzling those reproduced images might be, they remain as replicas. People will need to experience the world further with their eyes, instead of visualizing the world through a "fast-food style" perspective. The life of art comes from new experiences and revelation, and not from schemas and material innovations. In the hands of young people today, their paintings not only express a critical spirit of popular culture, but they also express their resistance to not compromise to today’s materialistic values through multi-leveled and multi-angled reflections.

Blooming presents eleven young artists’ new expressions and perspectives. Just like how high-rise towers in the city can not replace individuals attachment to their hometown and desire for beautiful landscapes, reproduced images can never replace original works by paintings.

Participating artists: Bai Fan, Gao Jia, Liu Gengqun, Liu Yanrong, Tong Ziyun, Wang Leqi, Wang Jiaxue, Xie Linghui, Zhang Lijun, Zhang Yan, and Zuo Zi

Image: © Gallery 55