ESLITE GALLERY will hold JENG Jundian’s solo exhibition, “Day In, Day Out” from April 7th to May 6th, his second show with the gallery since 2008. In the series exhibited, he continues to use simple and unadorned pure “colored lines” as his basic painting unit, staggering them into linear layers. Instead of filling blank canvases with color, JENG creates a new type of tranquil images that waver between abstract and representational, with their textures rich and their colors light and elegant.

The lines of JENG Jundian’s works follow the contour lines of his subjects, with colored lines similar to the cun brushstrokes of ink painting. They are sketch lines with directionality, and thus the painting process occurs at an extremely slow rate; the artist is tested on his physical strength, endurance, and spirit in this painting marathon. The lighting, composition, and space of the paintings require much thought, pondering, and brewing because the play of light and shadow is particularly important. In JENG Jundian’s words, “It is the essence of the painting.”

“A lingering image from afar, sparkling gem-like facets up close,” art critic YU Wei believes that “JENG creates a more solid surface than Impressionists, metamorphosing his subjects with a sense of light and tightly knit structures. As our eyes become familiar with the works, the images start to dissipate into the grids and hide in the abstract. Using a rigorous painting technique, JENG investigates emotions and constructs his inner world through color lines, revealing forgotten scenes from our memories. It is there, where light acts as the beginning of the entire world.”