This Land Is So Rich in Beauty 2
Considering the expressionist style of Zeng’s work, the viewer seems to feel violent tension. His landscapes are some of his best work, and while painting them he uses two separate brushes. In doing so, one brush demonstrates the purpose of what he is painting, and the other is “leaving traces of his subconscious through processes.” This causes his landscapes to not only have a real feel to them, but also an abstract sense of expression.
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