水叶竹 2019

王新福’s painting, 水叶竹, is an exuberant display of thickly applied paint. Its composition is dominated by a dense network of green, brown, and yellow hues, creating an immersive field of texture. The absence of clear, defined forms pushes against traditional landscape painting. Instead, the materiality of the paint itself becomes the subject. The painting challenges our conventional understanding of representation. Each dab and stroke is visible, emphasizing the act of painting over the depiction of a scene. This invites us to consider how abstract marks can evoke a sense of natural growth and vitality. The rough impasto creates a tactile surface, almost sculptural in its presence. It suggests a connection to the physical world while simultaneously abstracting it. The painting invites us to lose ourselves in the sensory experience of color and texture.