Artist: Lei Cheng (陈蕾)

THE RITE OF SPRING Ⅰ

【春之祭】之一

Digital Print
56 x 52.5 cm
Edition 1/125
2019
Edition certificate signed by the artist
有作者亲笔签名收藏证书

A portrait usually depicts a person’s face. However, this image shows the back side of the subject, who is a dark-haired young girl. The artist went into great details of painting the girl’s hair and neck in traditional Chinese gongbi style (claborate-style, opposite of free-hand style). The blueish dark and elegantly plaited hair, juxtaposed with the girl’s beautiful slender neck are a subtle statement of the precious youth. Petals of peach blossoms falling into her hair implies the spring season and a melancholy metaphor. The original painting was done with traditional Chinese gongbi style and technique.

肖像画通常描绘的是人物正面。但是这幅作品却展现了一个年轻女孩的背面。艺术家使用工笔技法精心刻画了女孩的头发与背部细节。深蓝色的发辫、美丽纤长的脖颈诉说着青春之美。折枝桃花飘落的花瓣暗示着春天里青春的忧郁。