Cezanne, Morandi and Sanyu

While there are many artists that I like, Cezanne, Morandi, and Sanyu have consistently stimulated my love for painting and also helped me to resolve many problems in my own work. In my opinion, colour, form, and subject are tightly intertwined in Cezanne's work, and this is what separates his perspective from that of his predecessors. Morandi further developed this technique, through his use of both the horizon line and purposefully pale colours to blur the boundaries between the abstract and the figurative, geometry and flesh. Sanyu's approach to painting is remarkably similar to both Cezanne's and Morandi's; however, his method is inherently Eastern-he uses oils to paint the inks in his heart. A fascinating visual trajectory can be traced between these three formidable artists' works. It not only inspires subsequent artists, but also continually challenges the viewer to interpret painting anew. Curated by Zeng Fanzhi