No. 041
Li Liangchen
Viewing the Mountain
50×50cm
Silk, mineral pigments, ink and color on wood
2025
US$1,500
Contemplating the Mountains employs the palette of classical blue-green landscapes (shanshui), utilizing repeated washes (zhaoran) of mineral green and azurite on silk to create a tranquil atmosphere within the valley. The "horse" appears as an anthropomorphic motif, embodying the harmony between living beings and nature while expressing the Neo-Confucian philosophy of the Song Dynasty: "silent realization" and "quiet contemplation." This reflects the profound natural insight that "all things are self-attained through quiet observation." In the creative process, the artist leverages the unique material properties of silk and mineral pigments to manifest a mystical and evocative color realm.
About the Artist
Li Liangchen
（China， b.1997）
PhD Candidate in Fine Arts and Calligraphy, China Academy of Art. Based in Beijing. As a post-90s artist bridging traditional paper-based media and the digital age, Li Liangchen seeks to embed contemporary emotions and reflections within the classical framework of silk and mineral pigments. Drawing on the ancient tradition of blue-and-green landscape painting, he uses color and composition to express human alienation and longing in the digital era. Through the “blue-and-green” filter, he reexamines his relationship with nature, tradition, and a rapidly changing world. His works have been exhibited at Today Art Museum, National Art Museum of China, and He Art Museum, and are included in the collections of Beijing Shu Art Museum and the China Art Museum Association.