Тайная вечеря (фрагмент) 2001

Zeng Fanzhi made this fragment of ‘The Last Supper’ with oil on canvas, and it's a trip. The way he lays down the paint, especially in the hands, is almost like he’s building them from the inside out. There's a nervous energy that hums beneath the surface, a raw physicality that gets right under your skin. Look at the red outlines! They're not just lines, they’re like exposed nerves, the painting practically sweats emotion. The watermelon slices on the table are rendered with an almost aggressive simplicity, butting up against the more detailed figures. It’s like Francis Bacon gatecrashed a picnic, you know? Both artists share that knack for making the familiar feel deeply unsettling. And that ambiguity, that refusal to settle on one meaning, that's where the real juice is.