Xinran Liu, Jump, jump up! , 2023

The painting is called Jump, Jump Up and is part of a series about the artist's time in China. It is oil on canvas, 190 x 100 cm, and has a loose structure of lines that create an outdoor space. The center of the painting is filled with pencil, brush strokes, and semi-transparent oil paint representing plants and leaves. Objects and signs emerge and dissolve, reflecting the artist's process of recalling memories. The painting represents the artist's journey through recollections, where memories and objects take shape and reform. This painting is called Jump, Jump Up. It's oil on canvas, 190 x 100 cm. It is a part of the series that talks about the moments when I was back in China. The painting is loosely structured by lines that evokes an outdoor space. Here, in the center of the painting, it is filled up by the overlays of pencil, brush strokes and semi-transparent oil paint that conveys the moment of the plants and leaves. Within this composition, one can discern a few distinct signs and objects that intermediately emerge and dissolve from view, mirroring the intricate process of memory recall. The painting is a visual representation of my own journey through recollections, where the memories take shape and reform just as the signs and objects do within the artwork.