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Artworks
Zhang Xiaoli China, b. 1989
Klotski II , 2022Chinese ink and colour on silk31 1/2 x 33 1/2 in x 2
80 x 85 cm x 2Copyright The Artist张小黎 华容道 II,2022 水墨设色绢本 31 1/2 x 33 1/2 英寸 x 2幅 80 x 85 厘米 x 2幅 在作品《华容道》中,我用游戏的模板为构架,将模块替换以來自不同時空維度的元素。在游戏中,这些模块可以移动,暗示它们之间不断断裂与重建的关系。画作表现一个瞬间,如同画作另一侧——游戏的解法中每一个图层暗示的也是一个瞬间。替换了内容的游戏消失了既定的规则和目标,解法本身也消失了意义。淡化了胜负与目标,游戏的趣味变成了“沉浸其中”的精神畅游。 Klotski II takes its inspiration from Hua Rong Dao, a Chinese...张小黎
华容道 II,2022
水墨设色绢本
31 1/2 x 33 1/2 英寸 x 2幅
80 x 85 厘米 x 2幅
在作品《华容道》中,我用游戏的模板为构架,将模块替换以來自不同時空維度的元素。在游戏中,这些模块可以移动,暗示它们之间不断断裂与重建的关系。画作表现一个瞬间,如同画作另一侧——游戏的解法中每一个图层暗示的也是一个瞬间。替换了内容的游戏消失了既定的规则和目标,解法本身也消失了意义。淡化了胜负与目标,游戏的趣味变成了“沉浸其中”的精神畅游。Klotski II takes its inspiration from Hua Rong Dao, a Chinese sliding block puzzle game. The “blocks” used in the game are replaced with elements originating from different spatial and temporal dimensions. According to the rules of Hua Rong Dao, the blocks can be moved and reorganized, which indicates relationship building and breaking among its contents. While the left side of the diptych captures a specific moment of rearranging amongst all possible combinations; the right side presents a solution, which is composed of different layers, each indicating a particular instance. Having transformed its contents, the original rules and goal of the game are negated, rendering the supposed “solution” meaningless. By drawing attention away from “beating the game,” the pleasure of playing becomes connected to the pleasure of spiritual wandering and immerses the viewer within the game space.
Exhibitions
2022 Jul 29th - Sep 3rd, The Rain Freshens, Fu Qiumeng Fine Art, New York, NY.1of 17