Tang Contemporary Art is honored to announce the representation of artist Fu Yao in the Asia region. The Scenario is the first solo collaboration between artist Fu Yao and Tang Contemporary Art. The show will feature over 20 representative pieces of her creative work in the past decade, selected from four series that create a vivid theatrical spectacle together. By exploring the profound and multifaceted nature of the artist’s creative spirit, all of which is expressed through her captivating and enigmatic imagery.

Fu Yao’s paintings contain many unrealistic, symbolic iconographies. Through intricate brushstrokes and delicate textures, she seamlessly combines realism with imagination to create a contradictory dramatic effect. A series of diverse and unique scenarios then smoothly combine these virtual characters with their surrounding environments. The dual structure of reality and fantasy overturns the conventional imagery of any given era- it is neither a traditional Chinese landscape painting nor a classical Western representation; it is not simply an appropriation of imagery, nor is it created according to the conventions of Oriental painting. On the contrary, she handles masterfully the relationships – whether if they are about space or structure – among each element in her paintings, ultimately arriving at a comfortable conflict. By connecting the realms of imagination, symbolism, and reality, Fu Yao leaves the audience with a script that travels through time and space.

In this exhibition, the works on display include Fu Yao’s series “Escape”, “Wanderlog Memories”, “A Thousand and Two Nights”, as well as her latest creation, the “Scenario” series. These series collectively depict the artist’s spiritual journey of self-discovery, tracing her path from escape to wandering, and ultimately coming to terms with the transience and impermanence of life. We begin the exhibition with “Escape”, which not only marks the beginning of the artist’s creative journey but also symbolizes the start of a life journey – an escape. Why did she escape? Where did she escape to? What happened later? The artist never provided any narrative explanation for the cause and effect of the “escape”, so we can only search for some possible clues within the images. After escaping, it was a life of wandering, of floating, a liberation from self-imposed limitations, a freedom of expression on the canvas, a soft murmur of brushstrokes, and a further sublimation of the ideal form.

 Gallery address: 10/F, H Queen’s, Central