Zeng Pu
"Perhaps it is a natural inclination, but ever since I began studying painting, what has attracted me the most is portraiture. This subject fascinates me. In my daily life, I also enjoy pondering questions about 'people' and reading books about 'people,' including novels, philosophy, and history. These interests have provided me with a rich source of inspiration for creating portraits."
Zeng Pu was born in 1981 in Xichang, Sichuan. He graduated in 2004 from the Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's degree in oil painting. In 2007, he finished his master's degree in oil painting at the same school. He currently lives and works in Chengdu.
"I hope to convey a 'feeling' and capture the experience of the moment in each painting. Each piece has no background so that they can be freely combined or presented individually, much like some memories, disappointments, avoidances, and desires in our hearts. These feelings appear and disappear unexpectedly, reappearing and vanishing again. I want them to be randomly placed on a white wall, floating in the white space in small groups, just like in the heart," said Zeng Pu. Zeng Pu's works blend reality and imagination. These works can be displayed both individually and jointly, mirroring the emergence and disappearance of inner memories. The "HEART" series silently narrates each viewer's inner world.