Data Movement (tumblr_nlllwmrG5O1qigaa4o1_500)
2016
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 x 6 cm
“Data Movement” is a new series of oil paintings. This series of works is composed of images sourced from the internet. Through various actions and movements the pictures have been distorted and deformed, creating a new image retouching ‘software’ with special effects. Each artwork from this series was named after the original downloaded image, the long file name with numerous symbols nowadays constitute images’ identity number on the internet. “Data Movement” by XU ZHEN® brand is a respond to this period of information, reflecting people’s changing attitude between virtuality and reality, and realizing an innovative painting practice.