I was born and raised in China, a society that emphasized formality, discipline, and a rigid sense of right and wrong, creating a cold and serious world with little space for joy. As an artist now, my journey—from the rigidity of my upbringing to the freedom and complexity of life in the West, where the endless flow of news, opinions, and debates can create confusion and make it hard to know what’s true.
I feel that contrast deeply. Nature, in my work, becomes a space where all of these external pressures fall away. Whether it’s political systems, technology, or societal expectations, They remind us that, beyond all the noise, we are still part of the natural world.
My art revolves around the use of oil sticks on paper, enabling an unfiltered connection between color and surface without the intermediary of a brush.

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