This distinctive artwork depicts an ethereal, ghostly figure seated against the textured bark of a towering tree. The muted color palette of greys, whites, and ochre creates an atmospheric, melancholic mood. The abstract, angular composition and the figure's fragmented, almost disembodied presence suggest a sense of isolation and introspection. The artist's unique visual style and technique evoke the profound loneliness and contemplative nature of the human experience. This work reflects the artist's intention to explore the relationship between the individual and the natural world, inviting the viewer to ponder the existential themes of solitude and the search for meaning. ...
Delineated contours, a subconscious blur of decipherable imagery and extraneous elements, a wistful expressive tide between the figurative and the abstract; Zheng Zhou (b. 1969, China) is a painter of instinct, conveying onto canvas observations from the world, as ad hoc as they may be. His strokes, furtive yet decisive, depict an urgency – to grasp, to depict, to capture that mesmeric multitude of the cosmos, the ‘phenomena’ we, or more precisely he, is a witness to. Referencing ‘I Ching’ (“The Book of Changes”), Zheng channels the astronomical, remarking the myriad of components that make up our universe, mimicking its duplicity through his subject range, hues and techniques. ...
