灰粉花飞 2015

王新福 made this untitled painting with a real urgency of touch, and a confidence in the materiality of paint itself. I love how the colors are both distinct and blended, creating a sense of depth and movement across the canvas. Look at the way the artist uses thick, almost sculptural strokes of paint, especially those dabs of white, which give the impression of light filtering through a dense canopy. You can almost feel the texture of the paint, built up layer upon layer. It’s as if the artist is inviting us to experience the physical act of painting, and it reminds me a little of Joan Mitchell’s gestural abstraction, where the act of applying paint becomes just as important as what's being represented. Ultimately, this painting is about the conversation between color, texture, and gesture, inviting us to lose ourselves in the sheer joy of looking.