2024年1月19日，红梅文创园·发酵艺术中心新展呈现艺术家杨放的个展。本次展览展出杨放的“我方了”、“无人喝彩”等系列作品。艺术家以好奇心观察周遭，并以富有想象力的形式创作彩虹般的画构建一个又一个天马行空的梦幻世界，诠释内心的思考。
彩虹岛的海岸边，波光粼粼，天空披上七彩的纱，梦境般延伸。小女孩沾了满身的沙石，在岛上欢笑跳跃，任由海浪拍打着脚踝，她们眼中无忧无虑。在彩虹下，童话世界重现，纯真的脸庞色彩斑斓。
“彩虹岛”代表着艺术家杨放创作世界中的一个梦幻之地。这个地方融合了童真、烦恼、成长的元素，通过杨放的画作呈现出一个既真实又富有想象力的艺术场域。杨放绘制了一千零一个女孩，象征着一千零一个故事，每个故事都独特，像是杨放心中的一片宝藏。作品不仅是视觉艺术的呈现，更是她对童年记忆、成长经历和内心世界的深刻反映。在“我方了”系列和“啾小妞”系列等作品中，方格木块、丙烯色彩、以及童趣盎然的人物形象，共同构筑了一个既充满纯真又充满哲思的艺术样式，不仅呈现出童年的纯真与乐趣，还深刻探讨了成长过程中的疑惑与不解，以童真独特的视角展现了个人情感的丰富性和多样性，每一幅作品中仿佛蕴含着自身的影子和回忆。
杨放的艺术创作不局限于传统画框，她还通过多样的媒介和材料不断拓展创作方式。她对材质的敏感来自她的生活经验，这种对自然和手工艺品的亲密接触，让她的作品充满了原始的真挚和生动的质感。如“我石化了”系列作品中，使用大量在旅行途中收集的石头作画。这些石头作为自然界历经时间沉淀的产物，承载着历史的印记和个人旅行的记忆。杨放通过这些石头作为艺术媒介，使作品附加了时间与记忆在个人生命中的作用，每块石头都代表着一个独特的故事，一个特定的时刻和地点，与艺术家个人经历紧密相连。“刺绣”系列则展现了杨放对于多元文化融合的理解，以及她在不同文化背景下寻求自我身份的努力。
在彩虹岛这个充满童真和梦幻色彩的空间里，她的作品，如同她自己一样，真诚、纯粹，充满力量。作品成为了一座连接现实世界与内心世界的桥梁，杨放用自己的艺术语言，构建了一个既真实又梦幻的世界，是一个充满童真、色彩和深刻情感的世界。
——袁小力
On January 19th, 2024, the new exhibition of Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park and Fermentation Art Center presented the artist Yang Fang's solo exhibition. In this exhibition, Yang Fang's series of works, such as "Our Own" and "Nobody Cheers", were exhibited. Artists observe the surroundings with curiosity, and create rainbow-like paintings in an imaginative way to build one dream world after another and interpret their inner thoughts.
On the coast of Rainbow Isle, the waves shimmer with reflected light, and the sky is draped in a multicolored veil, extending like a dreamscape. Little girls, their bodies dusted with sand, leap and laugh across the island, carefree as the waves kiss their ankles. Beneath the rainbow, a fairy-tale world is reborn, their innocent faces awash with a kaleidoscope of colors.
"Rainbow Isle" symbolizes a fantastical place within the creative universe of artist Yang Fang. This realm blends elements of innocence, anxiety, and growth, presenting an art space that is both realistic and rich in imagination through Yang Fang’s paintings. She has depicted a thousand and one girls, symbolizing a thousand and one stories, each unique and precious, treasured in her heart. The works are not only a visual representation but also deeply reflect her childhood memories, growth experiences, and inner world. In the "I'm Square Series" and "Pouting Girls Series," the combination of square wooden blocks, acrylic colors, and characters full of childlike wonder creates an artistic style filled with both innocence and philosophical depth. These works not only exhibit the purity and joy of childhood but also explore the complexities and confusions of growing up, presenting a rich diversity of personal emotions from a uniquely innocent perspective, with each piece seemingly containing echoes of one's own shadow and memories.
Yang Fang's artistic creations are not confined to traditional canvases; she continually expands her creative methods through various mediums and materials. Her sensitivity to materials, born from her life experiences and intimate contact with nature and handicrafts, lends her works a raw, sincere, and vivid texture. For instance, in the " I'm surprised Series," she utilizes a multitude of stones collected during her travels. These stones, remnants of natural history and personal journeys, carry the imprints of history and personal memories. By using these stones as an artistic medium, Yang Fang adds dimensions of time and memory to her work, with each stone representing a unique story, a specific moment, and a place closely linked to her personal experiences. The "Embroidery Series" showcases her understanding of the fusion of multiple cultures, as well as her efforts to seek her own identity amidst diverse cultural backgrounds.
In the space of Rainbow Isle, filled with innocence and dreamlike colors, her works resonate with sincerity, purity, and strength, just like the artist herself. They serve as a bridge connecting the real world with the inner world. Through her unique artistic language, Yang Fang constructs a world that is both real and fantastical, a place imbued with innocence, vibrant colors, and profound emotions. This world is a celebration of the youthful spirit, creativity, and the deep emotional journeys that shape our lives.
——Yuan Xiaoli