Artwork Description

Chen Jianfeng
Shout, 2017
oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm (39.4 x 31.5 in)

This intense composition presents a fragmented, screaming figure emerging from a dark, indeterminate space. The body appears partially crystallised, enveloped in angular, glass-like formations that fracture its silhouette. The result is a visual field charged with psychological tension, oscillating between emergence and dissolution.

The artist’s approach synthesises expressionist figuration with surreal and abstract elements. The fractured surfaces and crystalline distortions introduce a visual language that evokes both digital fragmentation and metaphysical dislocation, reinforcing the work’s emotional charge.

The painting engages with themes of existential rupture and psychological strain, reflecting broader conditions of contemporary life shaped by rapid technological and social transformation. The figure’s scream becomes a visual metaphor for internalised tension and dislocated subjectivity.

The work is in very good condition, with stable paint layers and no visible restoration. Provenance: documentation can be provided upon request.