To transcend oneself, to comprehend the sacred, to combine Chinese and Western elements, to connect ancient and modern times, these are the connotations and pursuits expressed in Wu Keyang's artistic works. These works bring people into a kind of Zen mystical realm. With their unique painting techniques and free and easy momentum, they open up the windows of the soul that seemed to have been sealed away, and unfold a rare, simple and novel spiritual cave. If you wander into it, it will bring you endless reveries. Appreciating its artistic charm will touch your heart with emotion and wonder. The themes of Wu Keyang's artistic creations can inspire people to meditate on Zen and gain enlightenment.

His creative use of Western oil painting techniques aims to achieve a higher level of detachment and integration in Eastern art. His unique use and exquisite control of the colors of the pictures make them as heavy as sculptures and yet appear dreamlike and ethereal. This is painting with the soul, expressing passion in tranquility, and using art to express spiritual pursuits and life insights. In this unique combination of the delicacy of fine brushwork and the boldness of freehand brushwork, people will enjoy the unique artistic beauty, and may even walk through Athens, Rome, Dunhuang Yungang and Wu in a pilgrimage state of mind. Brother and other places full of spirituality, experience the journey of human faith exploration.

July 18, 2013

【Personal profile】

Zhuo Xinping, former member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, former president of the Chinese Society of Religion, academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, expert on religion, and researcher at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Zhuo Xinping, born in Cili, Hunan on March 31, 1955, is a Tujia nationality, a religious expert [9], an academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [4], and a researcher at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.