「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Tang Hui: The mountains and rivers in the painting hold the response of the heart

The ancient meaning of “The Antlered Deer Cries Out” in the “Book of Songs” is presented in the exhibition “Forms and Scenery” by Tang Hui, where it unfolds an artistic journey from the realm of imagination to the circumstances.

“The Nara Deer” crouches with a sense of stubbornness, while the standing posture of the deer in “Safe Journey” conveys a sense of tranquility. These “non-natural” images are precisely the concrete expressions that he claims “touch human common emotions”. In the brushstrokes, the deer is no longer a living creature, but a visualization of the heart.

When the perspective shifts to mountains and rivers, “Burning Bamboo” features a red and shadowy trunk that embodies inner tension, depicting a situation that is “weird and distorted like a dream”. The “Tree and Rock Valley Mountain” series uses ink to depict solitary peaks and withered trees, embodying “loneliness as an echo in a silent valley”. The change in materials from ink to acrylic paints witnesses the flow of this emotional state. The “Cyber Wings” installation combines mechanical frameworks with natural imagery, echoing the collision between tradition and the future.

Tang Hui firmly believes that “painting is a path”. This exhibition is his “repeated journey to reach”. The hidden mood of a deer, the circumstances carried by the mountains, the narrative woven by technology and tradition. In the gaze of the audience, one not only understands the artist’s loneliness and determination, but also hears the “Yoyo response” that resonates with one’s own state of mind amidst the postures and mountains.

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