Sun Yao’s solo exhibition “Appearance” was opened on October 5th, 2017 at the German GALERIE SHANGHAI. It has unique meaning to use the term "Appearance”, a term from clinical medical examination, to describe Sun Yao's series of creations. The Chinese translation of the word consists of two Chinese characters, which are “making” and “shadow”. "Shadow" is another figure of existence, and sometimes it represents the presence of absentee. "Shadow" is appearance of time in space, and is also the middle zone between visible and invisible. "Making" indicates the approach, introducing presupposed actions into the world, which highlights the intentions and desires of objects. Sun Yu questions the mode of cybernetics in his paintings. Instead, he metaphorizes the existence of a certain sense through the visual state of the picture, reconstructing the surrounded world through “Appearance” (Making Shadow), which explores and interprets the nature in another way.

Sun Yao’s landscapes contain the power of spirit and emotion. His large-scale oil paintings feature his significant monotone-color style, delicately portraying the scenery of forests, rivers, and mountains. At the same time, the outlines of the face and body loom. Incorporating the anthropomorphic approach into the landscape, Sun's work poetically and powerfully reminds us how the terrain and us reflect to each other, and ultimately the terrain integrates into our identity, twisting with our feeling of existence. 

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Appearance  GALERIE SHANGHAI

Artist: Sun Yao

Duration: 2017.10.5 – 2018.4.28

Openning: 2017.10.5

Address: GALERIE SHANGHAI, Nymphenburger Straße 107, 80636 München, Deutschland