AYE Gallery is excited to announce the upcoming solo exhibition "Red Flash" by Sheng Tianhong, from January 28th to March 2nd, 2024. This marks Sheng Tianhong's fourth solo exhibition at AYE Gallery. The exhibition will feature a collection of postcard sized drawings that were created by the artist in his attic in Germany during the pandemic. The paintings depict portraits of friends, daily exercises, and nostalgic memories, all in the color red and of the same sizes. Despite the fragmented nature of the images, the monochromatic red is particularly striking, and the everyday scenes exude a sense of calmness reminiscent of literati painting with an added hint of danger.  

In the midst of the pandemic, people’s lives were reduced to the bare minimum and isolation became the norm, Sheng Tianhong faced the added challenge of cultural and identity insularity as an alien in a foreign land. He responded to these challenges with a pragmatic approach - creating small paintings, which symbolizes his openness to adapt to life’s changes, come what may. The portable size of these paintings is a reflection of the times and serves as a makeshift solution.