Peach Blossom 5

150*160cm, 2023

This oil painting captures the vibrant beauty of peach blossoms in spring with bold color and abstract form.

Niu constructs the topography of the mountains using red geometric shapes, while interwoven peach-colored lines and forms accentuate the vivid colors of the blossoms.

The use of these colors not only depicts the beauty of nature but also conveys intense emotion and vitality. Red dominates the canvas, symbolizing passion and energy, and perhaps serving as an ode to the vitality of the spring season. The peach hues provide a delicate contrast, enhancing the visual depth and lending a soft, romantic aura to the scene.

The interplay between the red and peach hues creates a unique color rhythm, making the overall canvas powerful yet tender and poetic. Technically, the mottled and blended approach to color reflects the influence of Abstract Expressionism. The painting is characterized by bold colors and free, unrestrained brushwork, with blurred boundaries between color blocks, suggesting elements of improvisation without losing a sense of planning and design.

This technique enhances the dynamism and expressiveness of the painting, allowing the viewer to feel the vivacity of spring and the allure of peach blossoms. Furthermore, the artist may be exploring how color and shape can convey specific feelings and atmospheres. In this painting, the intense contrast between red and peach, and how these colors are constructed and layered, communicate the energy of spring and the burgeoning of life.

Through the visual language, the artist has created a sensory experience, leading viewers into a vibrant and romantically charged spring scene.