Zhong uses “The Silence After Happiness” to coin his series of artwork. It is seemingly full of poetic sentiments, but it is vastly different in reality. Artists are evidently not “singers”. Instead, they are like “passerbyers” who encompass a sense of apathy, ridicule, and humor. Based on the previous phase of experimenting with materials, Zhong “jokingly” created various planes of texture, incorporating an assortment of colored grids into an uneven texture. From the surface, Zhong Jinpei’s artwork often inspires people to think of bed sheets, curtains, tablecloths, and other everyday textiles. Embodying an evident theme of everyday life, it corresponds to our life experiences.

NATURE: Hong Ling derives its name from Laozi’s Tao Te Ching: “Man follows the laws of the Earth, the Earth follows the laws of Heaven, Heaven follows the laws of Tao, Tao follows the laws of Nature.” This notion echoes the unique language of Hong Ling which combines realizations about nature with the art of painting. Since the Song Dynasty, China has been seeking the harmony between heaven and man emphasized in the teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. This led to notions of a harmonic existence amongst man, nature, and society in which there would be care for nature.