冰霜雪玉 2016

Here we have 冰霜雪玉 by 王新福, an oil painting whose date is unknown. The title translates to ‘Frost, Snow and Jade’. The painting’s thick impasto technique reflects an energetic engagement with the landscape, typical of modern landscape painting. The artist’s cultural identity, combined with his artistic choices, leads us to consider how identity shapes perception and representation. The brushstrokes seem to capture the essence of a winter scene, the cold, the starkness, the quiet beauty. But there's also a sense of the resilience of nature. The painting encourages a reflection on our relationship with the natural world, and how it shapes our sense of place and identity. It is through this lens that we may see how the artwork is a powerful expression of cultural identity and personal experience.