East Asia

Creative Rationale

Over the mountainous regions of central China, where humid air masses create dense atmospheric conditions, this piece emerges from the interplay of near-saturated humidity and subtle temperature anomalies. The 99% relative humidity drives the biomorphic forms to bleed and dissolve into one another, while the mild temperature anomaly of 2.8°C creates lyrical floating shapes rather than tortured distortions. Light precipitation adds thin washes that further dissolve the underlying structure, and the low pressure creates a sense of compressed, claustrophobic forms pressing against the picture plane in true Gorky fashion.