Liang Chang Sheng. World of Joyblins

In Liang Chang Sheng: World of Joyblins, Liang creates fantastical worlds filled with hybrid creatures that he refers to as Joyblins (“He Le”) who exist in a peaceful, joyful and utopian world where they require no sustenance and are unencumbered by corporeal form. In this way, they can freely transform into any form or shape. In Liang’s intimate worlds, there exists no hierarchy, conflict, or competition, with infinite time, space and eternal joy.

Liang Chang Sheng uses brush ink to create long scroll line drawings, as well as a myriad of other techniques such as paper cutting, painting, sculpture, and mixed media that feature fantastical figures in a complex narrative that combines folktale, legend, religious iconography and art historical references. Careful examination of the pieces reveal appropriated elements from famous artworks such as Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, Duchamp’s Fountain, Munch’s Scream, Jan Van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Marriage; and well-known landmarks including the Egyptian Sphinx and Stonehenge. Thus, his works appeal to audiences of different ages and backgrounds yet in its unusual juxtapositions, they also arouse a feeling of mystery and puzzlement which draws the viewer to investigate the details and deeper meaning behind his works. Liang’s work deconstructs and restructures the traditional Chinese cultural context upon which his works are based to present both the familiar and the unfamiliar.

Liang Chang Sheng
World of Joyblins
Kurator: Luchia Meihua Lee