Yu Nancheng

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About the artwork

Yu Nancheng's canvas opens onto a rich, visceral red, a vast expanse where a lone figure performs Tai Chi, moving with a sea of cobalt forms practicing the same. These impasto-sculpted figures, their synchronized postures a silent, echoing pattern, extend towards a distant, shadowed structure. The 'Cross Hands' gesture, a moment of poised balance in this dynamic landscape, becomes a point of focus. It's not Tai Chi as we know it, but a primal dance of integration, an exploration of individual movement within a unified flow, a quiet search for harmony in a world of echoing blue forms.

About the artist

Yu Nancheng, born in 1956 in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, has made significant contributions to the art world over his 40+ year career. Currently based in Shanghai, his works have been exhibited extensively across China and internationally, with collections in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, France, England, Japan, and various Middle Eastern countries. Yu's innovative use of palette knife application to create layered textures has transformed Chinese oil painting, blending traditional Chinese and Western techniques to define his distinctive style.