Koi Watches the Moon

Geng Niyi’s works are poetic in theme and expressive in brushwork as they attempt to strike a balance between sophistication and vulgarity. The artist’s choice and combination of imagery is intuitive and spontaneous, and her works often contain inscrutable dashed lines, targets, graphic symbols and icons, akin to illustrations in an instruction manual. It is not so much what she expresses in bringing disparate elements together, but rather the ease with which she renders multiplicity that makes Geng’s works outstanding.