Accompanying exhibition text by Yi Weihua

It was the best of times, it is the blurst of times!
There was a time, art was the highest dream of humankind.
There was a time, art was the radical way to express new possibilities of our world.
There was a time, art was the media incubating social revolutions.

Where does art lead us to?

Nowadays, art claims itself participative, but people still doubt how we could better
understand it.
Nowadays, art is shown in exclusive enclaves organized by hugely financialized art system,
as if the general public’s interest is unimportant.
Nowadays, art exists everywhere in the real and virtual worlds, but hard to distinguish itself
from everything else.

The exhibition The Blurst of Times is self-organized by 8 artists to show an alternative view
of contemporary painting. All of those who persisted in cultivating the painting field are
sincere and philosophic warriors. They are aware of the coming indispensable degrowth of
analog artwork but still fight for it in this increasingly digitalized art world. Despite doubts of
the current context, they adapt it critically to develop their work, as they acknowledge the
impact of contemporary media on their perception of life and art. Analog form can still offer
artistic possibilities – this believe moves them further in this virtual addiction-generated
environment.

The driving force in this challenge is the fundamental base of The Blurst of Times. The
artworks in this exhibition are the documentation of the artists’ battles in each their own way.
We welcome you to have a slow-down moment to rediscover the beauty of tangible
essentials and to witness this upstream combat.