李帆 | 《我想，所以我是》和《涌动》

李帆始终照自己的心迹逐步前行，其作品及思考一直处在与社会平行但与艺术环境无关的场域。在当下，伴随着各种智能终端的普及，图像似乎代替传统美术馆中的经典艺术，承担起传播、教化和愉悦视觉的任务，但李帆依旧选用传统的木刻、纸上绘画进行创作。延续这一理念，李帆在2015年至2024年间完成了大型纸本作品和近300幅木刻作品。部分纸本和木刻作品便于此次展览中展出。

 Li Fan has always been following his own path, and his works and thoughts have always been in a field that is parallel to the society but not related to the art environment. In the present day, along with the popularity of various smart terminals, images seem to replace classic art in traditional art museums. However, Li Fan still chooses the traditional woodcut and painting on paper for his creation. Continuing this concept, Li Fan completed large-scale works on paper and nearly 300 woodcut works from 2015 to 2024. Some of them are presented on this exhibition.  

▎我想，所以我是 I think, therefore I am  木板Engraved Wooden Panel 45.7×31.5cm/each 2017

该组作品的参考图像大多来源于手机客户端。艺术家将这些图像原本个人的指代剔除，提炼出跨越种族、阶级和地域的“人性”。这个时代生存的人们紧张、纠结以及茫然的普遍状态都通过每一个刀痕、稀释松散的水与色的绘画语言展现出来。刀痕、身体带动笔刷在宣纸上产生的运动感，都成为其作品中的重要的语言。

Most of the reference images in this work were sourced from mobile phones. The artist removes the personal references from these images and distils them into a humanity that transcends race, class, and geography. The general state of tension, entanglement, and bewilderment of the people surviving in this era is shown through every knife mark and diluting the loose language of water and colour in the paintings. The knife marks and the sense of movement created by the body-driven brushes on the rice paper have become an important language in his works.

李帆的纸本作品常常是一气呵成，而绝不拖泥带水。他花费了很长时间，在心态、看世界的方法及绘画技术与媒介的关系上一再探究。这也是他长年保持不急不躁的原因。每个阶段都要耐心积累，认真的生活，为下个阶段储备。对李帆而言，只有当图像素材足以调动他的敏感才会入画。每次作品完成，他都能从“经典”中找到对应。

Li Fan's works on paper are often done in one go, without ever dragging. He has spent a long time inquiring again and again into the mindset, the way of looking at the world and the relationship between painting technique and medium. This is the reason why he has remained unhurried for so long. Each stage must be built up patiently and lived carefully to stock up for the next stage. For Li Fan, he will only paint when the image material is sufficient to arouse his sensitivity. Every time he completes a work, he can find a counterpart in the classics.

▎涌动 The Swell Season 丙烯，中国墨，麻纸 Acrylic and Ink on Hemp Paper 109 x 200 cm, 2017

《涌动》的灵感来自于古希腊神话中的忘川河（Lethe）。该河在睡眠之神Hypnos的洞穴周围流动并通过冥界，为冥界的五个河流之一。所有喝过忘川河水的灵魂都会忘却他们尘世间的生活。喝干了，忘光了，前世的爱恨情仇都随它去吧！无论是悲喜剧，闭上眼瞬间，一切都是繁华已尽人落幕。

The Swell Season is inspired by the Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in ancient Greek mythology. The river, one of the five rivers of the Underworld, flows around the cave of Hypnos, the god of sleep, and passes through the Underworld. All souls who drink from the waters of the River of Forgetfulness will forget their earthly lives and love-hate relationship in a past life. Whether it's tragic or comedic, the moment you close your eyes, everything is a bustle that has come to an end.

“纵观这些年来的作品，都是对环境、人和事的彼此聆听与对话，使自己悄悄地发生着变化，从而可以淡定地应对多样化与复杂的世界”，李帆说道，“把看似现实的人与物通过主观感觉超脱出来，把他引向人人都有的共性”。

Like Li Fan said:" My works have quietly changed by listening to and dialoguing with the environment, people and things, so that I can cope with the diversity and complexity of the world with equanimity. My works transcend the seemingly realistic people and things through subjective feelings, and lead them to the commonality that everyone has".

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