Xi Zhang Exibition
Reception: June 2, 2008Exhibition: June 2 - August 8
Every person I paint is the same person, the one true person. My work explores what it means to be human, and how we relate to each other. By covering the faces of all of thefigures, clothing them similarly, and masking-out their hair, I hope to isolate human energy and reveal the essence of our collected experience.
We all come into this world the same, and depending on our life experiences, we create differing notions of purpose. They take a fatalistic view of their situation and succumb to the point of self destruction. I believe we can change these positions we find ourselves in; movement within the collected human experience is lateral. This movement is an underlying current of hope, running through my work. Yes, there are serious black faces, but they are also dotted with optimistic yellow, and eyes that reveal the soul of the one true person.
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