The picture doesn’t reflects the power of the strokes. It is magnificent, a Museum’s work. Not only for the powerful strokes in the second half represented for the contrast of the material between the first and the second half of the work,  at the same time the lightness of the strokes representing the structure of “the nest”, moreover than the lightingness of the black colour, but also by the size of the work. In reality, the colours and the lines are more defined and the contrast between materials and techniques between first and second half  are much more evident. The “rain” doesn’t exists, the brown colour of the Summer’s Palace are more defined and nor the white points in the laterals of the Stadium .

The subject place us in the middle of the debate between how to respect the tradition and the new, represented by the lines of the “Summer’s Palace” in the background and the new Olympic Stadium of Beijing in front of us plenty of crowds to go in. The fine strokes like acrylic for the above Summer’s Palace reflect a picture of the past, the great strokes of below reflects the today, the mouvement,  adding a new dimension to the work and the today towards the future.

Another unknown for me, moreover than unknown in the world of the auctions. Therefore I bought him without any reference., and I do not like to act like that.

Like much the time I fall in him navigating through internet, regarding the site of Yishu there was a “manchette” of Chinasquare Gallery. January 2008, the woks were dark like stock markets and that mood help me to decide to buy it. The artistic reasons were three: first the technique, that will be my first oil, with a strong use of material, adding a dimension to the work that it is impossible to see in the picture but that are very expressive looking at it; secondly, the darkness and consequently the work with the light to discover the forms; third, the use of the new Olympic symbols against the classical images of China, ones in front, the others rear. Altogether suggesting this war between old and new that is so present in China, this war represented by the Olympics against the Chinese Regime, freedom against communism, open mind against closing inside. One yesterday against one tomorrow. Will be the Olympic Games this tomorrow and a new era will be open for Chinese people plenty of freedom? Will be the right choice to choose China for the Olympics to provoke in them a change? Until today from the election of China several years ago, the answer is yes, not a plenty yes but in the right way.

I hope this painting will represent the change from darkness to lightings for Chinese people.

For that I choose “the nest”, that will be the symbol of the 2008 Olympics.

More like investment I have to say that its not the best moment to do that, the stocks market trouble ant the economy will follow. Moreover without reference I do not know if the price I paid it is right. I believe not, because there are still works on sale, therefore there is not demand for him. But there was not demand three years ago for Chinese and see where we are now! True that the works are really big. In any case, this is a technique that I wanted to add to the collection and the subject match perfectly with it.

Below few images of the nest and the summer palace: