Kexin Feng — a courageous Chinese artist building a common land for artists between east and west
<p>Kexin Feng is an expressionistic figurative painter whose work explores the depths of human emotion and experience. Through bold forms and unusual application of color with tools that aren’t the classical brushes, she creates paintings that are emotionally honest. Her experience close to the Mara Conservation Reserve in Africa has brought a deep imprint in her as an artist as well as an individual, proving the importance of art as a way to digest the world and contribute to small changes. She has strong enthusiasm and a deep thinking on how art can be a universal language and create common lands between east and west, allowing new conversations to be created and thus enriching the contemporary art scene with its many challenges. Her works explore a re-interpretation of Chinese traditions in painting offering though a contemporary voice in figurative art.</p>
<p>Interview to Kexin Feng by Sandra Miranda</p>
<p><strong>1. What is the main research in your painting process, the things you are searching or asking your self?</strong></p>
<p>KF: For me, my objective is to create a fusion of Western oil painting colors and the poetic ambiance of China. For example, in depicting a flower, while traditional Western artists might aim for detailed realism, I approach it differently. I aim to convey the energy of life through abstract lines and color patches. You might wonder how I achieve this. Rather than conventional tools like brushes, I’ve used unique tools such as a rubber plate, which I borrowed from workers at a nearby construction site, to paint a sunflower.</p>
<p><strong>2. What has brought you to choose animals and nature as the most common subjects in your artwork?</strong></p>
<p>KF: I love all things full of vitality, including animals and plants. Among animals, I have a particular fondness for lions because they are the kings of the animal kingdom, exuding a regal aura and possessing a very gentle energy. Among plants, I have a preference for flowers; the process of their blossoming is truly a miraculous display of life’s vigor. I am captivated by this, and I hope to express through them my inner pursuit of freedom and self-liberation.</p>
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