Merry-go-round
This mineral pigment painting, titled "Merry-go-round," transcends the typical clamor of amusement by suspending its subject within an ethereal, pale-green void. Four stark, lifeline-like ropes descend to cradle the carousel platform, forming the painting’s central axis of both support and subtle constraint. The horses themselves are rendered in a time-washed, pale brown, stripped of gaudy veneer to reveal a core of gentle warmth. Yet, the artist resists letting them fade into quietude; their forms are punctuated by vibrant, scattered flecks of color—fragments of lingering joy, perhaps, or the stubborn embers of dreamlight flickering from memory’s depths, creating a poignant tension between fragility and enduring vitality against the muted base.
Far from a mere depiction of recreation, the work freezes motion, transforming into a potent metaphor for "suspension" and "cyclicality." The ropes suggest the precariousness of foundations, the pale green backdrop evokes veiled memory or existential emptiness, and the faded wood bears the indelible imprint of passing time. The shimmering color flecks, meanwhile, symbolize a persistent longing for unadulterated delight, defiantly sparkling even as time flows. The medium of mineral pigment intrinsically contributes depth: the granular texture and layered application whisper of temporal sedimentation and material permanence under light, establishing a silent yet potent tension with the carousel's inherent association with fleeting joy. The entire composition resonates like a murmured visual poem. Held in suspended stillness, it contemplates the limits of support, the erosion of memory, the inescapable loops of fate, and the complex essence of existence itself—fraught with melancholic poetry yet illuminated by fragmented, enduring glimmers of color that persist within time’s relentless current. It is both fragile and eternal.
Medium：Painting and Drawing
Material：Rock-Color on Paper
Size: 10cm*10cm
Year：2024
Merry-go-round
This mineral pigment painting, titled "Merry-go-round," transcends the typical clamor of amusement by suspending its subject within an ethereal, pale-green void. Four stark, lifeline-like ropes descend to cradle the carousel platform, forming the painting’s central axis of both support and subtle constraint. The horses themselves are rendered in a time-washed, pale brown, stripped of gaudy veneer to reveal a core of gentle warmth. Yet, the artist resists letting them fade into quietude; their forms are punctuated by vibrant, scattered flecks of color—fragments of lingering joy, perhaps, or the stubborn embers of dreamlight flickering from memory’s depths, creating a poignant tension between fragility and enduring vitality against the muted base.
Far from a mere depiction of recreation, the work freezes motion, transforming into a potent metaphor for "suspension" and "cyclicality." The ropes suggest the precariousness of foundations, the pale green backdrop evokes veiled memory or existential emptiness, and the faded wood bears the indelible imprint of passing time. The shimmering color flecks, meanwhile, symbolize a persistent longing for unadulterated delight, defiantly sparkling even as time flows. The medium of mineral pigment intrinsically contributes depth: the granular texture and layered application whisper of temporal sedimentation and material permanence under light, establishing a silent yet potent tension with the carousel's inherent association with fleeting joy. The entire composition resonates like a murmured visual poem. Held in suspended stillness, it contemplates the limits of support, the erosion of memory, the inescapable loops of fate, and the complex essence of existence itself—fraught with melancholic poetry yet illuminated by fragmented, enduring glimmers of color that persist within time’s relentless current. It is both fragile and eternal.
Medium：Painting and Drawing
Material：Rock-Color on Paper
Size: 10cm*10cm
Year：2024
