This artwork has a feeling of timelessness engendered by the remoteness of the landscape, its unfamiliar eeriness and the linger of clouds. An elongated flamingo drifts aimlessly across an impassable mountain range, alluding to the expansive panoramas and exaggerated creatures of Salvador Dali. Laozi’s Chinese proverb here takes the form of a transformative dreamscape inspired by surrealist painters. Influenced by my Chinese background, I have approached surrealism in the same way as a Chinese literati artist, the narrative style of the piece creates an increasingly hypnotic and meditative feeling.
The realistic detail of Someplace Else superimposes one layer of reality and mysticism on to another, creating a reflective atmosphere that intensifies a sense of wonder and subverts any idea of an objective reality.
千里之行始於足下
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Laozi (Chinese Philosopher)
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