Jade Of Desire - The Jade Treasure by Zi Peng

Jade of Desire: Jade, Zi Peng’s “material Muse”, is a symbol itself. Zi guides us to experience and embrace the balance and harmony within his jade artworks, conveying superrealism with this traditional material. In Chinese culture, food is often used to express good wishes. For example, cabbages and fish are connected with fortune. As an artist born in the 80s, Zi has been exposed to Japanese and U.S. culture. Fast food such as burgers, coke, hot dogs, cakes, donuts and ice-creams have brought more tastes into China, which has inspired him to create jade artworks in these shapes. He also blends traditional Chinese paintings in these works, resulting in a super realistic combination of cul...View all