Artist paints a peaceful life

Source: chinadaily.com.cn

Peaceful Time, by Wang Yifeng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Enjoying paintings at home offers a good way to pass time during the epidemic while cultivating a taste for art.

Artist Wang Yifeng's renowned painting Peaceful Time, portraying a vivid scene from life, may remind people to cherish each ordinary day after the epidemic.

"Either walking or driving, I like to march under the street lamps. Lamps hang on the wire poles, and the wire poles connect information in modern times," Wang said, adding that the street lamps, hanging high above and emanating warm radiance, also symbolize a unique view of the world, which stands inside but high above common people.

With a white-collar employee off work, a vendor's stand and people enjoying street food, the whole painting is full of life and depicts a tranquil world. However, during the current epidemic, the scene in the painting is almost nowhere to be found.

A painting among the series titled We by Wang Yifeng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The ink painting Peaceful Time sold for 290,950 yuan (around $41,889) at Beijing Rongbao Auction's 2019 autumn sale on Dec 1, 2019. Artist Wang Yifeng, with a unique perspective and expressive technique, has gained the attention of many collectors in recent years. Meanwhile, Wang stays true to his heart, just like his paintings.

Bai Yansong, a celebrated TV host in China, said, "I have known Wang Yifeng for over 20 years, and he continues to be curious about the world. … His paintings are simple, unadorned, amusing and have a sense of tranquility, which I think is quite rare nowadays."

A calligraphy piece written by Wang Yifeng meaning "Shoulder to shoulder, our hearts go to Wuhan". [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

At the beginning of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Wang wrote a calligraphy piece to support Wuhan's fight and posted it on his WeChat account. He said that the epidemic reflects the human touch of our country from many aspects.

During the epidemic, Wang has focused on his creations in his workshop. He originally planned to hold an art exhibition at the Chelsea College of Arts in London during the second half of this year, but it was called off due to the epidemic.

A painting by Wang Yifeng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A painting among the series titled We by Wang Yifeng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A painting among the series titled We by Wang Yifeng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]A