Chen Duxi Chinese, 1983

Eel

I found some freshly caught eels in the marketplace. Their skin patterns interested me deeply. These marks reveal certain primordial traces of evolution, which, at least to me, signal ferocity and dangerous uncertainties. In my work, I am fascinated by these direct, biological expressions, which are unmediated by humans and have nothing to do with concepts or value judgments. Scattered throughout their wrinkly skins, the eels’ dark, bluish dots are like a hint. I want to get a sense of their existence without any preconceived ideas, to transfer these firsthand experiences onto silk canvas without any reservation, and to understand a body against your own, with the former being any element of the world.

鳗

在市场的鱼缸中发现几条刚捕获的鳗鱼 ，它们身上的斑点深深的吸引了我 。在我看来 ，这些皮肤的记号 ，透着一种极为原始的演化信息 ，至少这种信息透露着极为危险的不确定性，简而言之我读到了某种凶猛的信号 。 在我的绘画中我痴迷于这些最为直接的生物表达 ，它们没有人的介入 ，与观念认知和价值判断无关 。星罗密布的黑色泛蓝的斑点散落在褶皱的皮肤上 ，仿佛一种暗示 。我想用一种非固有的经验去直觉到它的存在 ，并把这种直接的体验 ，毫无保留的转化到绘画上 。用一个身体去洞悉另一个身体 ，而被洞悉者也可以是组成这个世界的任何元素。