Between Earth And Heaven

<p>This book contains two classic series, <em>Chi Yi</em> and <em>Er Gong</em>, which document the creative process of artist Chen Duxi over the past 13 years. <em>Chi Yi</em> is a way to merge the observer as a subject into the object of observation by means of movement, and to observe fluid changes as a way to study ontological painting from a subject-object perspective. The artist has long had a strong interest in and sensitivity to the texture and state of movement of subtle things. The works unify line and texture by reprocessing texture details in a highly distinctive personal style. Under the artist's brush, the water patterns take different forms, and the flowing, coiling and settling movement states form a harmonious, subtle and introverted line aesthetic, and constitute the artist's unique visual language and its visual spectrum. The <em>Er Gong</em> series is an interpretation of the microscopic world of plants and animals from a de-anthropocentric perspective, exploring the relationship between individual creatures and paintings.</p><p>Text in English and Chinese.</p>