Exhibited
Art Beijing 2014

Hao Duoling is known as a representative of lyrical realism paintings. His paintings meticulously depicts the detail characteristic of the subject matter infused with a touch of the artist’s emotions and sentiments through a magnificent utilization of colors, brushwork on the composition of the nostalgic portrait.

The present lot is imbued with various tonal shades of grey, manifesting an atmosphere of a quiet solitude while simultaneously exuding a touch of poetic and romantic ambiance. The artist’s painterly approach of a deliberate simplistic soft backdrop and compositional arrangement of the subject’s gentle gesture heighten the atmosphere and render emotions. The central figure’s gentle demeanor further extenuates her slender eyebrows framing her delicate features, her eyes sparkling with confidence and wisdom thoughtfully gazing into the distance. Furthermore, the long black hair softly compliments the silhouette of her black shirt silhouetted contribute to a balanced composition, the combine effects results in the impression of a gracious lady. The tonal shades of the background and the figure’s face both feature a soft gray and delicate palette that greatly compliments each other, thus enhancing the effect of the meticulous and delicate brushstrokes, as the darker hue of the lower half melodiously melt with the character's. Hao deliberately blend the character with the backgrounds to achieve a sense of unity and harmony. Hao Duoling comments, I like to portrays femininity's delicate, sensitive and varied, subtle, nature. The present lot vividly illuminates the artist’s distinguished sensitivity through a matured artistic approach can be observed from the artist’s unique interpretation and perception of femininity.