Abstract 1988-11

With "circle" as the main subject, this series employs eclectic styles, with dots and lines as strokes. The black and white circles can be traced to a tradition of landscape painting dating back to the Song and Yuan dynasties, as well as the gray tile-roofed houses in the lower Yangtze region of Jiangnan. When talking about his "Circle" series, the artist repeatedly mentioned being inspired by Laozi's metaphor for the world and the essence of the universe: "The Way begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things."