As above so below
Solo Exhibition by Xiongyu
2018.05.19 - 06.21

□ As above so below

In  that  era,  human  bodies  rendered  in  sculptures  were  not  human  beings  for  real,  and  they  were  merely  employed  by  artists  to  represent  a  variety  of  dramatic  dynamics,  activities,  miens  and  tensions.  The  figures  that  have  appeared  in  my  paintings  are  neither  a  certain  person  nor  any  specific  characters.  They  are  never  entitled  with  a  truly  existent  identity,  and  they  are  enclosed  in  creation.  To  me,  an  illusory  human  being  is  in  fact  a  true  existence,  or  even  a  truer  existence.  Some  previous  critiques  allege  that  figures  in  my  works  have  represented  the  confusion  and  alienation  of  the  new  generations,  but  actually  I  think  I  wanted  to  express  more.