鈥楿NDER THE VAULT OF HEAVEN:鈥橦uang Yuxing鈥檚 spiritual journey
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Lhasa has always been a 鈥渞edemption land鈥 for artist Huang Yuxing.
Unlike travelers who are amazed during their trip to the capital of southwest China鈥檚 Tibet Autonomous Region, Huang even became a lama for some time, studying and practicing Buddhism in daily life and attending spiritual ceremonies in Lhasa.
鈥淯nder the Vault of Heaven,鈥 a solo exhibition of Huang is under way at Shanghai鈥檚 Long Museum West Bund.
It features nearly 30 artworks from each period of his career path over the past three decades, as well as dozens of works on paper and some documentation from the archives. Discounting the chronological order, the exhibits are reorganized based on the five themes of 鈥淟ights,鈥 鈥淩ivers and Mountains,鈥 鈥淚slands,鈥 鈥淩evelries鈥 and 鈥淲orld鈥 to unfold his perception, imagination and introspection.
Born in 1975 in Beijing, Huang is widely recognized among his generation for his dexterous ability to create paintings that reflect and preserve the process of their creation.
Colors, brushstrokes and traces of his hand endure on his canvases after being continuously overlaid and blended. The meticulous brushstrokes and intense colors that pervade his works are grounded in the traditional Chinese realistic technique.
Rivers, bubbles, treasures, sunrises and sunsets are recurring motifs in his works that are presented with strong visual effect, yet embody his extensive study of individuals, nature, life and politics.
It was in the summer of 1996 when Huang received the acceptance letter from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. But this did not alleviate the self-doubt and anxiety about growth that he had been experiencing. To escape from this predicament, he traveled to Tibet, seeking a temporary change of life.
The experience not only relieved his physical and mental agitation, but most importantly, he developed a new understanding of the world, the universe, and particularly himself.
Upon his return to Beijing, he created a body of work that was tinged with Expressionism and Fauvism.
About 10 years later, a new 鈥渇luorescence鈥 series emerged. Metamorphosed landscapes, mountains and rivers replaced exaggerated bodies and portraits, shifting to a vibrant and mesmerizing motif and style, away from the gloom and dreariness of the past. Religiousness and spirituality comprise a hidden clue of the expression in his art practice.
鈥淯nder the vault of heaven, you and I are just beings,鈥 the artist concluded.
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