Yuan Yuan

In many of his paintings, Yuan Yuan depicts the same elements repeatedly: row upon row of the same object, is Yuan’s way to present all the details that are considered equally significant. By doing so, the artist’s aim is to know and comprehend all the facets and spheres of what is present in perspective. It is like sorting out a room, which has less to do with physically categorizing and sorting things, than with positioning one’s self on the level of perception. In an interview, Yuan talked about the amount of time he spends daily on cleaning the studio; if there is one painting tool that is not in its place, it is not possible for him to start working. The methodological habit shapes his work, not by presenting a kind of ground-breaking form, but by arriving at a perfect balance between the subjective and the objective, through examinations and sort-outs.