Zhao Yong (b.1967)

All the works produced by Zhao Yong depict a series of awe-inspiring, scenic paintings. All the images show hut-like shelters amid trees that are surrounded by colossal mountains. There is a sense of harmony in his art works, which is re-enforced with the use of inert green hues. The tranquil nature of Zhao’s paintings is shown through the misty setting of the trees and mountains, providing it with a floating effect.

The mountains can be viewed spiritually as the centre of nature, and the trees as the messengers of serenity. A number of his paintings display a hut amongst the domineering natural setting. This can be seen as the artist embracing nature and humanity, which have a mutually re-enforcing and complementing relationship. Of course, the hut is placed submissively in the middle of a dominant natural setting, expressing nature overriding the destructive disposition of urban humanity.