「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Zhang Zikang: The Echo of Life Between Black and White

When art becomes a cage for professionalism and creation gets trapped in the maze of online celebrity consumption, this “In Homage to Beuys: Joseph Beuys & Zhang Zikang”doublesolo exhibitions has broken through the fog of contemporary art. Located in the China – GermanyPlaza, it provides a concrete fulcrum for the cultural dialogue between China and Europe, and enables the artistic spirits of the East and the West to naturally meet and blend here.

Beuys’ “expanded artistic concept” and the idea of “social sculpture” influenced Zhang Zikang’s artistic creation direction. This influence was a spiritual resonance and transformation. Zhang Zikang’s creations are based on Eastern life philosophy, and his paintings are peaceful and ethereal, carrying a kind of life light. They compose a symphony of life between black and white. These images do not belong to a specific time or place, but belong to the endless cycle of life, emerging from the depths of reality and suggesting to us: art is ultimately the direct expression of life.

This exhibition is not only a tribute to Beuys, but also a pursuit of the essence of art. Beuys’s concept revolution and Zhang Zikang’s life philosophy are both breaking boundaries and breaking the established framework. They are like kindred spirits across time and space, allowing the works to jointly proclaim that art should return to life and reflect the eternal proposition of the spirit of the times.

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