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the weary father

Is what became negligible the known part of him or the unknown? What is unknown is often confirmed by its own emptiness. Emptiness gives meaning to absence, transforming lack into something that can be felt. Shen Daohong’s work certainly does not lack this form of emptiness.

Shen Xin
Shen Xin
— 13 min read
two figures against yellow and brown background, depicted in abstract brushstrokes and incomplete shapes
力：筋骨之状 / Strength: the shape of bones and muscles. 10 x 8 in. oil on wood