ZHU YINGYING: Goodnight Diary
Hangzhou
October 19 - November 24, 2024
Artists: Zhu Yingying
Exhibition：Goodnight Diary
Duration：October 19 - November 24, 2024
Opening: 4:00 PM, Saturday, October19, 2024
In Zhu Yingying's previous works, plants have always carried the hidden narratives of memory and existence. They appear concrete and self-sufficient, yet they conceal highly complex and subtle individual relationships—perhaps it can be said that they are never the ultimate purpose or final form of expression, but rather a medium for the flow of consciousness and attachment of emotions, an outward manifestation of emotional fixation. In her latest works, these plants further dilute their specific forms, condensing into abstract strokes and fluid lines, with memories and imaginations entwining among them, accompanied by the fluctuations of emotion and changes in perception. They attempt to establish a certain space and order, or allow them to flow freely, wander, and drift, as well as to knot and coil... It is precisely within this more abstract narrative that those hidden emotions are expressed even more intensely, like agoodnight diary, filled with the entanglement of subjectivity and objectivity, memory and imagination, and the inner world and reality.
For her, painting acts like a prism, refracting the constantly shifting roles of the creator and the viewer. The exploration of internal sensations such as consciousness, emotion, memory, and imagination, intertwines with the sensory world of images, colors, lines, and textures, forming a dual dimension of fiction and reality. When we dialectically consider fiction and reality, we find that the process of painting is one where attention continuously oscillates and interacts. Each static slice of an image represents the critical point where consciousness intersects with reality. Through the continuous flow between images, the subtle changes in states of consciousness, thought structures, and emotional textures are reflected. The gaps, contradictions, and uncertainties contained within contribute to our rich imagination. In her recent paintings, she deconstructs the layers of emotion and the process of changing perceptions, seeking the threads of memory and the order of emotional projection, capturing each precise moment that weaves them together. Through repetitive brushstrokes, she dissects the subtle boundaries between the objective and the subjective, depicting a stream-of-consciousness narrative rooted in memory and imagination.
The space-time continuum in which we exist is filled with fluid minds, where deep consciousness and emotions are perpetually in a state of cyclical flow and random change. Consequently, the concrete significance of objects gradually diminishes, giving way to more pure and clear abstract lines. In her creative work, she encourages viewers to reflect on established visual cognitive habits and to challenge the stereotypes of everyday emotional experiences. This offers an alternative method for perceiving and interpreting the phenomenal world, aiding in the construction of meaning regarding ourselves and our environment, while also leading us to continually lose ourselves in the layered intersections of subjective and objective meanings. Through this approach, it becomes possible to explore the complex and genuine feelings deep within each living individual.
