Initiated in 2014, the LEGO® Landscape series marks the beginning of Zhang Xiaoli’s artistic exploration. Drawing from the symbolic vocabulary of traditional painting found in the Qing dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, she replaces the structural units of classical landscape with bricks, assembling a distinctive terrain that is at once playful and light in spirit, yet imbued with an archaic resonance.

The small figure riding on horseback—animated through Xiaoli’s brush—becomes the main character of this exhibition. Setting out in the Year of the Horse, he leads the way as mountains, waters, trees, and boats unfold in sequence, like scenes gradually coming into being. In this moment, step briefly away from the rhythms of everyday life and enter the world Zhang Xiaoli has constructed.

2014年启动的「乐高山水」系列，是张小黎艺术探索的起点。她从清代《芥子园画谱》中提取传统绘画的符号性元素，以乐高构件替代经典山水的构成单元，拼构出一种既轻快游乐、又隐含古意的独特景观。

画面中策马前行的乐高小人，在小黎笔下被赋予生命，成为本次展览的引路者。丙午年启程，由他引领，山、水、树、舟依次展开，仿佛一幕幕被唤醒的场景。此刻，不妨短暂抽离日常，步入张小黎所构筑的世界。