碎点紫藤 2019

Wang Xinfu made this painting called 碎点紫藤 with, it seems, a real passion for thick paint. I love how the surface just explodes with color, a mass of purples and greens and browns laid on with such physicality that you can almost smell the oil paint. It's like Van Gogh, but even more intense, a real celebration of the materiality of painting. Look closely and you’ll see these little dashes of color, almost like the artist was jabbing at the canvas, each mark full of energy and life. It's a process that feels both chaotic and deliberate, a kind of controlled frenzy. For me, it's a reminder that painting isn't just about representation, it's about the pure joy of making something out of nothing. It's about embracing the mess, the accidents, the unpredictable nature of the medium. Kind of like life, right?