ARTIST 艺术家
EXHIBITION 展览
SUPPORT 支持
Inner Landscapes
Alexandra Grimmer
On August 22nd, 2026, Jin Yangping’s solo exhibition “Inner Landscapes” opened in THE FIELD Gallery Beijing. In his recent series of works the 1970s-born painter focuses on the human body as a metaphor to our current times and momentum for our society.
Artists have always been known for opening up new perspectives for us through the contemplation of their works, thereby inspiring reflection. Jin Yangping does this in a most striking way in his current series ‘Inner Landscapes’, by reflecting on recent events and the manifested attitudes of people in public life. Through a painterly introspection focused on the body, Jin has been researching on how today’s current situation which is constantly being mirrored in our habits and structures of life.
By presenting sequences of images on the wall and objects installed throughout the space, the artist guides the viewer via various stages towards a holistic whole. The walkthrough Jin Yangping’s solo exhibition is the condition to receiving the insight into the artist’s conclusion.
With masterful painterly passion, he offers a view of our here and now that is as timely as it is incisive. The colours on the canvas, their gradients and their multi-layered surfaces form a web of thought and grace: much like a guiding thread from the artist, this exhibition sets new standards in painting and can be seen as a guide to a better understanding of our society.
The exhibition setup shows a combination of paintings on the walls and objects placed in the space in a concluding installation. Some of the objects capture our view also through their over dimensional size, like a nude lying on the side in in 2,2 meter or a 3 meter high view on a human figure which almost slides into abstraction. It is through a walkthrough from one piece to the other that the viewer can understand the general idea which represents the concept of the artist.
Jin Yangping serves himself in a versatile way of different media and techniques which he masterfully manages to combine. Most important as the key to the understanding of his message is always the technique of painting which is applied in a particular way: As if illuminated from behind, the superimposed layers of colour come to the fore. Through his technique – which begins with the application of large-scale forms using a palette knife and progresses to the treatment of surfaces with multiple colours simultaneously – he creates a dazzling image that blends abstract forms with representational content.
His paintings appeal to the viewer first and foremost through their colours, which have been mysteriously layered upon one another, rendering the individual colours no longer recognisable.
In this series of works for his solo exhibition at THE FIELD Gallery in Beijing, the human body—in its forms and expressions of tension, ecstasy and tranquillity—takes centre stage. Through this metaphor, Jin Yangping paints a picture of our times and our society, without adopting a judgemental stance in his paintings.
After a long period of observing Jin Yangping and his work development this first solo exhibition in the newly restored space marks the beginning of the collaboration between the 1970 born painter and THE FIELD. Jin Yangping opens up the program of the gallery to a specific level of painting related with a strong motivation behind.
Alexandra Grimmer, August, 2026
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丘壑
文/亚历山大·格里梅
Alexandra Grimmer
On August 22nd, 2026, Jin Yangping’s solo exhibition “Inner Landscapes” opened in THE FIELD Gallery Beijing. In his recent series of works the 1970s-born painter focuses on the human body as a metaphor to our current times and momentum for our society.
Artists have always been known for opening up new perspectives for us through the contemplation of their works, thereby inspiring reflection. Jin Yangping does this in a most striking way in his current series ‘Inner Landscapes’, by reflecting on recent events and the manifested attitudes of people in public life. Through a painterly introspection focused on the body, Jin has been researching on how today’s current situation which is constantly being mirrored in our habits and structures of life.
By presenting sequences of images on the wall and objects installed throughout the space, the artist guides the viewer via various stages towards a holistic whole. The walkthrough Jin Yangping’s solo exhibition is the condition to receiving the insight into the artist’s conclusion.
With masterful painterly passion, he offers a view of our here and now that is as timely as it is incisive. The colours on the canvas, their gradients and their multi-layered surfaces form a web of thought and grace: much like a guiding thread from the artist, this exhibition sets new standards in painting and can be seen as a guide to a better understanding of our society.
The exhibition setup shows a combination of paintings on the walls and objects placed in the space in a concluding installation. Some of the objects capture our view also through their over dimensional size, like a nude lying on the side in in 2,2 meter or a 3 meter high view on a human figure which almost slides into abstraction. It is through a walkthrough from one piece to the other that the viewer can understand the general idea which represents the concept of the artist.
Jin Yangping serves himself in a versatile way of different media and techniques which he masterfully manages to combine. Most important as the key to the understanding of his message is always the technique of painting which is applied in a particular way: As if illuminated from behind, the superimposed layers of colour come to the fore. Through his technique – which begins with the application of large-scale forms using a palette knife and progresses to the treatment of surfaces with multiple colours simultaneously – he creates a dazzling image that blends abstract forms with representational content.
His paintings appeal to the viewer first and foremost through their colours, which have been mysteriously layered upon one another, rendering the individual colours no longer recognisable.
In this series of works for his solo exhibition at THE FIELD Gallery in Beijing, the human body—in its forms and expressions of tension, ecstasy and tranquillity—takes centre stage. Through this metaphor, Jin Yangping paints a picture of our times and our society, without adopting a judgemental stance in his paintings.
After a long period of observing Jin Yangping and his work development this first solo exhibition in the newly restored space marks the beginning of the collaboration between the 1970 born painter and THE FIELD. Jin Yangping opens up the program of the gallery to a specific level of painting related with a strong motivation behind.
Alexandra Grimmer, August, 2026
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丘壑
文/亚历山大·格里梅
2026年8月22日，金阳平个展《丘壑》于 THE FIELD 旷野空间开幕。这位生于1970年代的艺术家，在其最新系列作品中将人体作为隐喻，映照我们所处时代的状态，以及社会运行中的内在张力。
艺术家向来通过作品中的思考，为人们打开新的观看视角，并由此激发进一步的反思。金阳平在本次《丘壑》系列中，以极具力量的方式，对当下事件以及人们在公共生活中显现出的态度展开观察。他从身体这一立足点展开绘画性的内省，持续探究现实如何不断投射在我们的生活习惯与结构之中。
在《丘壑》中，金阳平将成组的绘画作品铺展于墙面，并结合分布于空间中的装置，引导人们经历层层递进的观看过程，逐渐形成一种整体性的感知。也正是在这样的行走与观看之中，艺术家的思考慢慢显现出来。
他以纯熟而饱满的绘画热忱，为我们呈现出一幅既切中当下、又敏锐深刻的现实图景。画布上的色彩、层次之间的过渡，以及彼此叠合的表面肌理，共同编织成一张兼具思辨力量与审美气质的网络。仿佛艺术家递出的一条引导线索，这场展览为绘画在当下的表达方式提供了一种新的参照，也可以被视为理解我们所处社会的一条路径。
展览现场由墙面绘画、空间中的装置与展架共同构成一个彼此关联的整体。部分作品以超常规的体量强化了观看经验：譬如展厅中2.2米长的侧卧人体裸像《驯化之时》，以及高达3米、人物形象几近消融于抽象之中的《力量并非向外》。人们在作品之间不断移动、转换视角，也由此逐步进入艺术家所构建的整体性观念之中。
金阳平娴熟运用多元媒介与技法，并将它们融会贯通。而理解其创作内核的关键，始终在于他对绘画语言的独特处理：层层叠压的色彩仿佛自画面内部透出，在表层之中逐渐显现其层次。他的创作往往从以调色刀铺陈大面积形体开始，再同步以多重色彩处理画面表层，使抽象形式与具象内容在彼此交叠之中生成一种具有强烈视觉张力的图像状态。
他的绘画首先通过色彩吸引人们的目光。不同色层被反复覆盖、晕染与交融，单一色彩的边界逐渐变得难以辨认，最终形成复杂而微妙的视觉结构。
在本次个展系列作品中，人体成为叙事的核心载体，同时承载着张力、狂喜与沉静等多重状态与情绪。金阳平借由人体这一隐喻，勾勒我们所处时代与社会的样貌，却始终避免在画面中作出直接的判断。
经过对金阳平及其创作脉络的长期观察，这场在全新改造空间中呈现的首场个展，也为 THE FIELD 旷野空间的新阶段提供了一个具有鲜明推动力的绘画样本。
亚历山大·格里梅
2026年8月