Laguna College of Art + Design

My paintings reflect my recent life experience and my thoughts about old Chinese

wisdom such as Taoism and yin-yang. Yin and yang reflect the symbiotic polarity in my

paintings—love and loneliness, movement and stillness, solitude and connection, or light and

dark. I was born in China to a middle-class family and none of my family members

connected to the arts. The route of my life was changed when I moved to America. After my

girlfriend left me and my family suffered a financial loss, art enlightened me and gave

direction to my life. Art came to reflect deeper meanings related to my life experience and

emotions. I put all my sadness, loneliness, and loss during the period into my painting.

Afterwards, my notions derived from Taoism and yin-yang seemed to apply to my paintings.

A romantic realist, I seek my own artistic formula to express diverse emotions. Different

tones of colors are the most important aspect of my formula. Blue is sad and cold. Red shows

horror and excitement. Yellow tells the story of sunshine and peace. The placement of

subjects intensifies their meaning in my paintings. The stories of my paintings are expressed

by the objects I have chosen—falling leaves, gentle breezes, sunsets, apocalyptic landscapes,

and vertiginous cityscapes. With my formula, my paintings have unlimited possibilities.