The Lost Botanical Garden

Jin-Shi Zhu is one of the most influential abstract painters in China, whose works are known for the weighty layering of oil paint.The Lost Botanical Garden is a quadtych with bold, Fauve-esque colors. Hints of flora and fauna as well as the sky can be found in the work, where the harmony between human and nature is vividly expressed. The heavily textured surface acts as a conveyance for not only the artist's perception of the world but also his inner spirituality.