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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong, © Feng Xi
Feng Guodong 馮國東
River of Light 光河
1979
A swirling sky of red, blue, and green encircles a yellow sun in the top left corner of this oil painting. Dotted lines of sunlight emanate from the sun and scatter over a landscape of rolling hills, depicted with thick, wavy strokes of paint in orange and pink. The vibrant colours and visible brushstrokes convey a sense of energy and dynamism. With its abstraction and expressiveness, River of Light breaks free from the realistic style of painting that was dominant in China during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), a period when artists were given strict guidelines on what they could portray.
Feng Guodong is recognised as one of the earliest artists in China who sought to develop his own style in the 1970s. His continuous experimentation with the techniques and visual language of European art movements became one of the defining characteristics of his work.
Feng Guodong is recognised as one of the earliest artists in China who sought to develop his own style in the 1970s. His continuous experimentation with the techniques and visual language of European art movements became one of the defining characteristics of his work.
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