Chenyang Zhou - MFA Fine Art
My artistic practice centers on abstract painting, primarily using acrylic and oil to investigate the intimate relationship between emotion and visual language. Through a process-driven approach, I emphasize the materiality of paint and the immediacy of gesture—allowing each work to evolve organically through layers of addition, erasure, and reconstruction. Color is the primary emotional conduit in my work. It does not narrate but rather pulses, collides, and seeps across the surface, creating visceral impact and evoking intuitive emotional responses. The compositions remain untitled and intentionally open-ended, inviting viewers to engage directly and form their own personal interpretations. Unconcerned with narrative, symbolism, or social commentary, my paintings aim to present color, texture, and emotion in their most distilled and essential forms—offering a meditative space for reflection beyond language or concept.
