Xin Bi
Spontaneous Encounters
Spontaneous encounters
I like to be mindful of my surroundings and capture the essence of the landscape, and spontaneous moments that occur. Taking advantage of the En Plein Air to the studio. Oil painting allows me to express the layers that make up the scene, as well as using vibrant colors and different mediums.
Oil painting allows me to express the layers that make up the scene, as well as using vibrant colors and different mediums. I like to paint spontaneous encounters that happen in everyday life.
The landscape and scenery appeal to me as moments of spontaneity seem to happen when I am out in nature. I like to use a sunset orange or red background color for the underlayer and work over the color. These colors draw the viewers in as it is immensely powerful and opaque. Like the desire to capture a beautiful moment with a photograph. My use of large canvas is as immersive as looking at the beautiful scenery, the awe of glancing around the two-dimensional surface invites people to look at it more. You can see more, dig deeper, and experience more when looking at a larger scaled painting in Infront of you.
Provisional painting is how I would describe my approach to style. There is an unfinished aspect of my paintings acting as a finished product that makes them provisional. Masking the finished painting as unfinished, not as the last painting. The last painting scares me. Paul Cézanne never really made a finished painting of Mont St Victoire, he worked relentlessly on the same subject, deliberately changing aspects of it in every new piece. I did the same, repeatedly sketching, using oil pastels, watercolor, and oil paint to attempt a finished painting. The process made me realize that provisional painting is my desired way of presenting my works to the viewers.
