Lihong Bai 白莉鸿

A Changed Environment, Messums West, Tisbury, UK, 2026

The paintings in this series extend Lihong Bai's ongoing inquiry into landscape as unstable terrain. Working with ink, rock colour, and Xuan paper, she deconstructs the classical conventions of ShanShui 山水 - dissolving the boundary between mountain and void, stillness and rupture. Each work is a site of negotiation: between tradition and displacement, between what a landscape holds and what it refuses to contain.

Heterotopia 山水

Abstract painting with curved black lines, circular shapes, and muted earth tones, displayed in a modern gallery.

A close-up of a textured surface with dark, black lines and smudges on a light background, possibly an abstract or artistic drawing or painting.

Abstract artwork featuring geometric shapes, bold black lines, and contrasting neutral colors, with a prominent black curved line and smaller sketches of faces and shapes.

Sketch of a humanoid face with closed eyes and a small spike on top of the head, likely a cartoon or doodle style.

Abstract painting with geometric shapes, black brushstrokes, a small orange bird, and yellow lines on a predominantly green and white background.

Colorful abstract artwork featuring a neon outline of a bird in orange, pink and yellow against a dark green background with various geometric shapes and lines.

Abstract artwork with geometric shapes, bold black brush strokes, teal, pink, green, and orange colors, yellow lines, and a small pink and yellow cloud at the bottom.

Close-up view of a colorful abstract painting with a large red circle, smaller circles, and yellow lines on a blue and orange background.

A painting of a yellow and orange corn cob on a red background.

Painting of a glass light fixture hanging over blue water, with the light turned on and reflecting in the water, against a dark background.

Colorful abstract artwork featuring a lighthouse in the dark with a yellow beam illuminating the blue waves below and a bright yellow sphere in the water.

An abstract painting with yellow background, black, red, blue, and pink brushstrokes, displayed on a gallery wall.

Abstract painting with yellow background, black, red, green, pink, and orange brushstrokes, lines, and shapes.

Abstract geometric artwork with a large white circle, pastel colors, and thin lines creating a layered pattern.

Abstract painting with black brushstrokes, orange lines, and colored blocks in orange, yellow, purple, and white.

Abstract artwork with pink, black, and white colors, featuring red and green lines and irregular shapes.

Abstract watercolor painting with geometric and organic shapes, including circles, lines, and patches of pink and yellow, pinned to a white wall.

Abstract watercolor painting of a reclining woman with fair skin, pink circles on her chest, and dark background colors.

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My My My

Rice paper, ink and rock colour

300 × 1150 cm

2023

BA Graduate Show,

Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China

A woman in black walking up the steps of a large, classical-style building with tall columns and arched windows, after crossing a white paper or fabric that is laid on the stairs.

A stylized abstract drawing of a silhouette of a person's face with black hair, set against a black and white background.

A person in black clothing is cleaning or arranging a bed with a patterned comforter and white sheets in a bedroom.

A traditional Chinese ink painting depicting wind in pines among a myriad of valleys, mountains, and waterfalls, created with silk and ink, measuring 188.7 cm by 139.8 cm in 2022.

A detailed ink drawing of a mountainous landscape with tall cliffs, pine trees, and a waterfall, titled 'Wind in Pines Among a Myriad Valleys'.

Close-up of handwritten script with cursive, black ink on beige paper.

Black ink brushstroke of a Chinese character on white handmade paper, dimensions 215cm by 138cm, created in 2022.

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