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Folded Space (摺叠空間) 2019
Niu Wenjuan 牛文娟$3300
Ink and color on silk 絹本設色
Dimensions
Image: undefined cm x undefined cm (31 7/8" x 20 1/16")
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Image Dimensions
undefined cm x undefined cm (31 7/8" x 20 1/16")
Seal
a seal of the artist, 牛文娟印
Description
"Folded Space," with its unique visual expressiveness and abstract significance, presents viewers with a multi-dimensional perspective. The artwork showcases natural mountain forms in an unconventional manner through folded geometric shapes, creating a sense of distortion in space and time that invites deep reflection. In this painting, traditional landscape elements are reconfigured and deconstructed. Mountains and rocks appear to be cut and embedded into abstract geometric spaces. This design approach not only challenges conventional understandings of nature and space but also symbolizes the modern society's intervention and reconstruction of the natural world. By placing natural landscapes in various perspectives and structures, Niu Wenjuan explores the boundaries between reality and imagination. The use of blue-green hues enhances the dreamlike quality of the work, making the scene both realistic and surreal. The folded form is not merely visual; it also implies a shift in thinking, offering a space for multi-angle and multi-faceted interpretations. This folding technique allows viewers to see the mountains from multiple perspectives simultaneously, symbolizing multi-dimensional thinking and existence. Moreover, the blank spaces and sharp angles in the painting deepen the dynamic feel and depth of the image, reflecting the complexity and layered nature of life. "Folded Space" is not only a modern interpretation of traditional landscape painting but also challenges the viewer's cognitive and perceptual limits, prompting us to reflect on the relationship between humans and nature and how we perceive the world around us in a rapidly changing modern environment.