「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」A Chair Bears Memories and Dreams

A chair is like a transfer station of memories. Fragmented memories follow the outline of the chair and weave into a picture of reality and dreams.

In Zhang Chengzheng’s new work “Jokes and Dreams”, the suspended teenager casts off his restraints. The color blocks are both like his shadow and the destination he is about to leap to, representing the untrained freedom and authenticity of his childhood in the mining area.

If the freedom of a naughty child marks the beginning of memory, then the innocence of a young girl is the continuation of a dream. In “The Play”, the naked back is immersed in the soft, pale blue mist, concealing unspoken youthful secrets. The red and green patches are like half-closed doors, blurring the boundary between reality and dreams.

The lingering charm spreads to the chair in “Time Travel Through the Morning-2”, where the red patches resemble withered roses, echoing “Fireworks in Dreams”, as if the embers of that unextinguished dream flame have branded the fervor of the dream onto the chair’s surface in reality.

When thoughts settle, “Look at the North Star in the South” pulls memories far away. The starlight of childhood falls on the chair in the south, with its rough texture concealing the longing for the north. Through the soft mist of Jiangnan, it still bears the dust of the mining area.

All the chairs are not empty seats but the corners in our hearts waiting to be filled. From December 4th to 7th, at the Shenzhen Art Fair, come and look for your paintings and find your spiritual coordinates.

The tea for today is all gone. Next time, I’ll brew a fresh pot and enjoy art with you again.