Artwork Appreciation
SHI Jin-Hua is an artist who has long been focusing on the creation of conceptual and behavioral art. The Pen Walking series is his representative creations. A "pen" symbolizes the main body of life. The irregular traces drawn by the pen are like the works of a person's life; the body of the pen that gradually shortens with time is like human flesh. The pencil lines in Pen Walking #25 are like never-ending lines that constantly and repeatedly swirl, much like the undulating waves similar to the trajectory of life. The pencil crumbs stick to the surface and become floating islands, carrying the life memories of SHI Jin-Hua. Each path he walks with a pencil reflects the fateful reincarnation of a person's life, providing a record of the artist exploring the essence of life to the viewer.