This artwork features a minimalist, geometric composition characterized by a series of nested squares in shades of beige and cream. The subtle gradients and textures create a sense of depth and dimension, while the overall symmetry and repetitive patterns evoke a meditative, contemplative atmosphere. The artist's precise execution and use of simple, everyday materials like wood suggest an exploration of the interplay between positive and negative space, light and shadow. This piece likely reflects the artist's interest in the reductive and conceptual aspects of contemporary art, aiming to invite the viewer to engage with the work on a more contemplative level. ...
Tant Yunshu Zhong (b. 1990, Wuhan) lives and works in Shanghai. Tant’s artistic practice focuses on the moments within everyday flow that can be used for resistance and questioning. These frozen moments may be simple, elegant, slightly comedic, or even absurd. There is no precise boundary in her assemblages; they are dispersed yet mutually constrained. She excels at linking, arranging, combining, and constructing multiple associations between different objects and words. She skillfully places the contradictions hidden within organic life. The state of her works seems to want to return to some fundamental rules and rhythms while faintly attempting to break them.
Her recent selected solo exhibitions include Where Does a Wanderer Seek Rest at Night? Tabula Rasa Gallery (London, 2023); Having a good night’s sleep, LISTE Basel (Basel, 2023); A Kitchen Blessing, LINSEED (Shanghai, 2022); The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2020); The Endless Spring, J: Gallery (Shanghai, 2016); Tissue and Tissue Paper, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2016); Lead, Lead, Lead, Surplus Space (Wuhan, 2016).
Recent group exhibitions include: Righteous Market, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2024); Expeditionary Botanics, Longmarch Independent Space (Beijing, 2024); Contemporary Myths and Artifacts (Stockholm, 2023); Tabula Rasa: Unveiled, No.9 Cork Street (London, 2023); Tongue in Cheek, Dangxia Art Space (Beijing, 2022); The Rearview Landscape, or a Trip of Ownership, UCCA Dune (Beidaihe, 2022); On Behalf Of, Qiao Space (Shanghai, 2021); El Lissitzky’s Rooms, Surplus Space (Wuhan, 2020); Treasure Island Phantoms, CLC Gallery Venture (Beijing, 2019); The Force Temple, Tank Shanghai (Shanghai, 2019), among others.
Website：http://tanttant.com ...
Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments. ...
