This painting was created in 2023. This year I was looking for a balance between life and desire while going out, and the work turned into lively small-size paper creations.
"Through My Eyes: The Incomprehensible Bird", there are 9 paintings in the series with this title. They are my small exploration attempts at portrait painting, so the techniques used in each painting are different, and the final picture effects are also different. It can provide ideas for future creations.
There were originally more small paintings like this, but in the end it was these few that were confirmed through my eyes over and over again. Each of them maintains its own unique beauty.
Inches: x in
Size without the frame: x cm
Country: China
Date: 2023
Materials: Acrylic paint on paper.
Condition: well preserved
Creative themes and style | My works revolve around the creative concept of "The land of humanity, People on the land". The people in the painting are people in nature, and the lines, shapes, and colors are close to nature. The nature in the painting is nature in the eyes of humans, existing in interaction with humans.I don’t pursue a series of works with a fixed and continuous style. I hope that the style of the pictures will synchronize with the changes in my life and always remain oscillating. The performance of the work must be in sync with the development of one's own life in order to be Sincere and powerful. Ideas are later.
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I. Cultural Perspective
This painting reflects the Eastern emphasis on inner contemplation rather than external realism. Instead of pursuing lifelike accuracy, the artist employs color collisions and expressive layering to reveal the sitter’s spiritual state. This approach aligns with the traditional principle of Chinese art that seeks to “express emotions and convey meanings” (抒情达意). The image encourages viewers to perceive not just a physical likeness but a deeper emotional resonance.
II. Technique and Formal Language
The artist abandons conventional portraiture in favor of free, experimental use of color. By applying bold strokes of purples, blues, and reds onto the face, the work conveys an atmosphere of psychological tension while avoiding rigid form. The features are only partially defined, leaving space for interpretive openness. This fluid treatment demonstrates how colors and shapes construct an emotional space, where intensity takes precedence over strict realism.
III. Cross-Cultural Dimension
Though rooted in local cultural sensibilities, the painting simultaneously engages in cross-cultural dialogue. Its expressive palette and subjective distortions echo modernist tendencies familiar in Western art, while its emphasis on capturing “spirit” and “emotion” embodies the essence of Eastern aesthetics. By merging these visual languages, the artist bridges cultural contexts, making the work accessible and meaningful to a global audience.
IV. Artistic Significance
This painting demonstrates how cultural roots serve as nourishment for innovation. By grounding the work in an Eastern artistic ethos and simultaneously adopting experimental formal strategies, the artist revitalizes tradition with contemporary vitality. The result is not only an act of personal self-expression but also a contribution to the pluralistic dialogue of global art. Through this synthesis, the painting embodies the evolving pulse of Eastern creativity in the modern era.
I. Oskar Kokoschka, Self-Portrait with Model
Exaggerated brushstrokes and subjective colors expose emotional conflict with raw immediacy.
II. Egon Schiele, Portrait of a Singer
Sharp lines and intense hues heighten psychological tension and amplify the subject’s inner state.
III. Georges Rouault, The Tragic Clown
Heavy outlines and symbolic colors communicate profound existential meaning.
IV. Luo Erchun, Figure
Vivid colors and free brushwork capture the vitality of everyday life through expressive form.
The subject appears in profile, lightly touching her face with a makeup brush. This gesture suggests she is in the midst of self-adornment, yet her expression is not one of simple focus or delight. Instead, she seems lost in thought, as if glimpsing something unseen. By embedding a familiar daily ritual into the scene, the painting reveals an interplay between self-construction and illusion.
Her face is layered with violet, blue, pink, and yellow tones, rather than a single skin tone, as though her shifting inner states are surfacing outwardly. The yellow background recalls both the glow of interior lighting and a projection of her psychological atmosphere, creating a balance of warmth and unease. Through this chromatic layering, a mundane act of makeup takes on an unsettling, dreamlike quality.
No bird appears in the image, yet the title suggests its presence within her gaze. Perhaps the light brushstroke upon her skin evokes an elusive memory, or perhaps the “bird” symbolizes restlessness, longing, or unspoken secrets. Through her eyes, the viewer is invited to imagine the contours of this invisible bird.
The painting combines Expressionism and Surrealism within the frame of a portrait. Expressionist qualities emerge in its layered, emotive colors and brushwork, while the Surrealist dimension lies in its juxtaposition of a daily gesture with a metaphorical title, producing an atmosphere of estrangement.
This painting forms a dialogue with its companion piece, Through My Eyes: The Incomprehensible Bird: one shows a direct, frontal gaze; the other, a profile absorbed in ritual. Both explore the boundary between self-perception and hallucination. It can stand alone but gains particular resonance as part of a series, making it compelling for collectors interested in themes of identity, femininity, and the inner world.
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