Soilred and Bottlegreen is one of Zhang Enli’s latest large-scale paintings, taking inspiration from his space paintings. Extracting his sensations and fragmented memories from space into panel, Zhang, with his brushes, magically turns the painting to a mirror portraying his immediate rushes of emotions. Realised in a palette of earth red and bottle green, the paintings encourage a visual and experiential engagement with the artist’s sensitive perception of his surroundings, demonstrating a ceaseless, intense scrutiny of ways of seeing.

Continuing his figurative renderings of utilitarian objects and nature, in this series, Zhang develops and advances his uninhibited language, whilst maintaining his contemplative approach to his subject matter.