Looking behind the curtain of reality

LOOKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF REALITY

He Wei’s practice knows no limits of structure. Born in Anhui Province in 1987, the Chinese artist has constantly evolved his methodology of expression, always maintaining a certain attachment to abstract geometry.

It is in this exhibition, entitled ‘Looking behind the curtain of reality’, that the artist expresses his deepest and most visceral attachment to geometry, in a methodical, composed and precise manner. 

The artist veers into a new dimension, formed by rigour and calculation, also introducing the use of structural paste. This is a material that plays a very important role, as it is applied by the artist in such a way that it generates a three-dimensional effect, whereby part of the work is raised and extended. 

The result is a representation in which the imaginary dimension seems to want to come out, revealing itself to the viewer. This does not only happen in a two-dimensional vision, but the painting tries to reveal itself, materialising in our reality. 

The artist emphatically moves towards a purely analytical study of reality, which goes beyond the simple visual aspect, becoming a reworking of the present, now imagined as a fulcrum, a portal, a matrix within which these geometries dance and compose reality. 

It is not an introspection, but rather a consideration of a world invisible to the human eye, but imaginable through the use of a simple sentimental canon: harmony.

This is because everything within this composition follows a simple yet firm rule, each of the elements must communicate - through their position and arrangement - balance.

It is expressed through the combination generated by these figures. 

The canvas therefore becomes like a window onto this imperceptible dimension, which manifests itself to the artist like an epiphany, revealing itself in a concealed manner, hiding behind what is the curtain of our reality.