Floating City-Etching

This artwork draws inspiration from Liang Xiaosheng's novel "Floating City," set in a city floating on the sea after the continent's rupture. Faced with the imagined apocalypse, how do people react? I am deeply influenced by surrealism in Dutch art, especially the works of Bosch and Bruegel, two outstanding masters. By studying their expression of surrealism in paintings and combining it with Liang Xiaosheng's portrayal of human nature in "Floating City," I created this piece.Organizing human nature under apocalyptic circumstances into the Seven Deadly Sins, whether in the Netherlands or the modern era, the ugliness of human nature exhibits similarities. Depicting the darkness of human nature in a contemporary setting may resonate more profoundly with modern audiences.This marks my first attempt at such a monumental composition, and through organizing the composition, I have enhanced my expressive capabilities. The artwork adopts the traditional triptych form, utilizing copperplate engraving as a medium, incorporating elements from traditional Chinese painting, and employing line etching techniques. The aim is to achieve a direct and vivid visual impact through concise line-based aesthetics.
这件作品的灵感源自梁小生的小说《浮城》，小说描绘了大陆断裂后一座漂浮在海上的城市。面对想象中的末日景象，人们会作何反应？我深受荷兰超现实主义艺术的影响，尤其是博斯和勃鲁盖尔这两位杰出大师的作品。通过研究他们在绘画中对超现实主义的诠释，并结合梁小生在《浮城》中对人性的刻画，我创作了这件作品。我将末日环境下的人性归纳为七宗罪，无论是在荷兰还是在现代，人性的丑恶都展现出相似之处。在当代背景下描绘人性的黑暗面，或许更能引起当代观众的共鸣。这是我第一次尝试如此宏大的构图，通过对构图的精心设计，我提升了自己的表现力。这件艺术作品采用传统的三联画形式，以铜版画为媒介，融合了中国传统绘画的元素，并运用了线条蚀刻技法。其目的是通过简洁的线条美学，达到直接而生动的视觉冲击力。