木构架 2017

Wang Xinfu built this painting with strokes of muted blues and yellows, thick like frosting. Imagine him standing before the canvas, palette in hand, wrestling with the structure of the wooden frame. Each dab and stroke is a decision, a correction, a step towards capturing the spirit of the building, not just its image. It's a dance between intention and accident, control and surrender. I wonder if he felt like he was actually building something as he worked. Look closely at the way the colors blend and separate. See how the texture creates shadows and highlights. The artist invites us to see not just the building, but also the act of seeing itself. It reminds me of Auerbach who also built paintings with layers of thick paint. Artists are always speaking to each other, across time and space. It's like we're all part of this ongoing conversation, trying to figure out what it means to be human, one brushstroke at a time.