Zhongli Luo is a well known artist in China. He lives and grew up in China. He has been through the tides of time and draws the experience from it which makes him one of the most renowned artists in Chinese contemporary art history. His understanding and usage of light, his unique composition, and his special perspective when dealing with figures are vivid and well known to the Chinese people.
The works in this exhibition are quite spontaneous. He traveled afar and recorded every little detail. The brushstrokes were applied with more freedom. In comparison to his usual pieces, these works are refreshing and which makes these spontaneous works more unique.
Although these works, which were painted in other locale or at foreign places, shows other sides of Zhongli Luo, deep down these works still reflected his background and experiences. The expressive strokes in these works are rooted in his hometown and soil. Upon closer observation, the use of light and shadow which emits tremendous energy and the use of simple stroke to illustrate the hardship of people are still the elements Zhongli Luo use in most of his works. So no matter how far away he goes, he always connects them to his hometown and soil. |