纷纷扰扰的思绪 The tangled thoughts are like a mess 李维 Wei Li

2025 March Artist-in-Residence Event

Residency Works Open Day

Wei Li

The tangled thoughts are like a mess

March 29 (Saturday) 16:00, 2025

前言 Introduction

李维在上海驻地的创作延续了她以往从编织中汲取的灵感，进一步深化了这一概念在绘画中的表达。她通过笔触勾勒出线条，将画面中的各种抽象元素彼此交织，仿佛在画布上进行一场“编织”的活动。这些线条不仅是视觉上的连接，更构建出一个复杂且层次丰富的画面结构。编织这个概念，在她的创作中，成为了女性劳动的隐喻，具有深刻的象征意义。历史上编织与女性劳动有着深厚联系，编织中精细的交织过程与女性劳动中的经验、韧性和创造力相呼应。李维将编织这个概念引入到绘画中，从女性劳动的角度赋予了传统绘画新的表达方式。 

在她的作品中，笔触生成的线条如同编织中的纱线，逐层叠加，逐步形成构图的一部分。而这些线条常常围绕或交织着抽象的身体形态，象征着女性的身体经验。这些身体形态往往处于一种被束缚或受限的状态，表现了当代女性在社会中面临的种种压迫与限制。模糊的身体形象让人难以一眼辨识，却与那些线条紧密交织在一起，呈现出一种独特的紧张感与迷失感，而这也正是李维在画作中试图探讨的内容—当代女性在面对社会压力时微妙又复杂的心理状态。

李维的作品不仅在视觉层面呈现出复杂的构图，还通过线条和纹理隐喻女性心理的多重维度。这些线条充满了能量和张力，与抽象的身体形象交织在一起，创造出一种既美丽又沉重的压迫与束缚。她运用明亮的色彩来增添情感层次，而复杂的构图使得作品充满情感的冲突与对立。通过这种形式，李维深刻探讨了女性在社会中如何面对自我认知与外部压力的冲撞，尤其是她们在心理 层面所承受的重压与束缚感。

在这些作品中，李维不断探讨约束与自由的矛盾。她通过富有力量的笔触和错综复杂的构图，细腻地表现了当代女性在情感和心理层面上所体验到的挣扎与困惑。这些笔触不仅仅是对情感的表达，也是对当代女性身份、社会角色以及心理状态的深刻反思。李维通过她的艺术创作，不仅展现 了女性的个体体验，也探索了她们在社会大环境中的挣扎与自我表达的张力。 

Li Wei’s residency work in Shanghai continues her exploration of weaving as a conceptual and visual inspiration, further developing its integration into painting. In her process, she uses brushstrokes to create thread-like lines that interweave various abstract elements on the canvas. These threads are not merely compositional devices but also serve as a means of constructing a complex and multilayered visual space. In her work, weaving functions as a symbolic metaphor for feminine labor, a theme with deep historical significance, which embodies patience, resilience, and creativity for women’s work. By incorporating this symbolic act into the painting, Wei offers a new form of expression that reinterprets traditional painting through the lens of feminine labor. 

In her work, the lines generated by brushstrokes function like threads in weaving, gradually layering to form intricate compositions. These lines often surround or intertwine with abstract bodily forms, which symbolize women’s physical experiences. These bodies frequently appear bound or restricted, reflecting the societal and psychological limitations contemporary women face. The blurred, indistinct body shapes are difficult to discern at first but are tightly intertwined with the surrounding threads, creating a sense of tension and disorientation. This sense of confusion is exactly what Li Wei seeks to explore in her paintings—the subtle and complex psychological state of contemporary women under societal pressures.

Wei’s works not only present visually complex compositions but also use lines and textures to metaphorically explore the multiple dimensions of women’s psychology. These lines, full of energy and tension, interact with the abstract bodily forms, producing an aesthetic that intertwines beauty with an underlying sense of oppression and restriction. She uses bright colors to enhance the emotional depth, while the complex compositions bring forth emotional conflict and contrast. Through this visual strategy, Wei examines how women navigate the collision between self-identity and external expectations, delving into the psychological weight and constraints they carry. 

Throughout her work, Wei continuously engages with the tension between constraint and freedom. Through intricate compositions, she delicately conveys the struggles and confusion contemporary women experience on emotional and psychological levels. Those paintings are not only expressions of emotion but also serve as a profound reflection on the identity, societal roles, and psychological state of modern women. Through her art, Wei not only addresses individual female experiences but also explores the shared tension between their struggle and self-expression within the larger social environment.