Du Fu
Jue Ju
acrylic on canvas
150 x 150 cm
From lu xinjian: invisible poem paintings (see more)
after the popularity of his first collection entitled ‘city dna’ previously covered by designboom here, chinese artist lu xinjian has sent us his new paintings ‘invisible poem’ where he revisits form, color and pattern. the painter explored a similar visual mood in the last series, which xinjian explains also stimulated these latest works, however this time using the craft of language and poetry to direct the opus.
in a paper by the only living writer featured in the series mark talacko, the paintings are described to be graphic recordings of literature about love by poets from different times and cultures such as shakespeare and baudelaire (above). he does this by re-interpreting the letters and characters with his unique design, choosing colors based on how he felt when reading the spirit of the compositions. the purpose of the set is to revivify the art of verse as well as the relationship between the image and the written word. you can read the full essay on the project here.
‘charles baudelaire: la mort des amants’, 2012
acrylic on canvas
150cm x 150cm
From lu xinjian: invisible poem paintings (see more)
after the popularity of his first collection entitled ‘city dna’ previously covered by designboom here, chinese artist lu xinjian has sent us his new paintings ‘invisible poem’ where he revisits form, color and pattern. the painter explored a similar visual mood in the last series, which xinjian explains also stimulated these latest works, however this time using the craft of language and poetry to direct the opus.
in a paper by the only living writer featured in the series mark talacko, the paintings are described to be graphic recordings of literature about love by poets from different times and cultures such as shakespeare and baudelaire (above). he does this by re-interpreting the letters and characters with his unique design, choosing colors based on how he felt when reading the spirit of the compositions. the purpose of the set is to revivify the art of verse as well as the relationship between the image and the written word. you can read the full essay on the project here.
Las Vegas
acrylic on canvas
200x400cm
in his ‘city DNA’ series, chinese painter lu xinjian abstracts the forms of cities based on aerial views from google earth. xinjian first sketches a design while looking at the map, next turning these patterns into stencils using adobe illustrator and a cutting plotter before painting them with acrylic on canvas.
while the colours and chaotic lines at first glance seem purely graphical, perhaps even reminiscent of keith haring’s work, the designs actually represent what in architecture is termed ‘city DNA’: the structure and form, whether planned or happenstance, of an urban settlement. the colours of each piece are chosen based on the official city and national flags.
More at lu xinjian: city DNA paintings
New Deli
acrylic on canvas
120x150cm
in his ‘city DNA’ series, chinese painter lu xinjian abstracts the forms of cities based on aerial views from google earth. xinjian first sketches a design while looking at the map, next turning these patterns into stencils using adobe illustrator and a cutting plotter before painting them with acrylic on canvas.
while the colours and chaotic lines at first glance seem purely graphical, perhaps even reminiscent of keith haring’s work, the designs actually represent what in architecture is termed ‘city DNA’: the structure and form, whether planned or happenstance, of an urban settlement. the colours of each piece are chosen based on the official city and national flags.
More at lu xinjian: city DNA paintings
