Art Series: Li Jin’s (ÊùéÊ¥•) paintings celebrating the most basic moments of life

From Artscenechina:

In a world where we are bombarded with sleek bodies and seductive poses, it can be refreshing when someone makes a point of exposing the flawed human figure that we all really are.

Li Jin is such an artist. He doesn’t just portray the human form with all its imperfections and blemishes, but he celebrates them. Relishing in the banal, he focuses on everyday activities such as bathing, eating, reading or simply doing nothing at all. His subjects, more often than not, appear to be caught by surprise; rather as though snapped by an intruding photographer not that this seems to bother them….[Full Text]

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