The Sonata of Vastness with Ablaze Energy @ Ironware Anthology

“Beacon towers sit along the northern frontier and their smoke fly pass his mind”—the infinite wilderness of his hometown, Zhang Jiakou, influenced him a lot, not only for his character but also for his art. During valiant struggle period, like fierce leopard or heroic knight, Ding Li did his large-scaled public artwork and installation with varied materials, including carved metal, patterned textile, etc.

At midnight, the smoke of firewood is sprawling in all directions; turtledoves and magpies are competing flying cross the night sky. Soon, we can see Ding Li’s candle-burning effort all through the night. He finds himself powerfully drawn to his creation atmosphere and spiritual attitude—layers and layers of color paints penetrate into the canvas surface, which pouring out the blaze of his inner feelings onto canvas. Without a thought of self, he is wielding paintbrushes crazily and integrating his flesh and faith into his art. In the space of loss of time, Picasso piled impish and mischievous color geometry; on the mountains with numerous metal scraps, Ding Li captures inspiration and constructs his dreaming plans.

Like broadswords chiseling stone, Ding Li’s sharpen and vigorous lines are drawn by incisive brushes with speed. His heron-like paintings trigger the imagination of large-scaled pond which is smashed by the mountain rough rocks—phantom shadow penetrates layers of icy blocks, straightly to the bottom. Ding Li’s ambition, like secret incantational light, enlightens pond sludge and wakens aqua plants and all creatures.

Wei Ligang at Wei Guan 

Ligang Wei