Zhang Zipiao explores the organisms she encounters in everyday life, such as sliced fruits, cut flowers, rare meat, or human organs. In addition, she has devised formal variations for each subject with their own dedicated series: Pomegranate 02 (2018) portrays the vivid moment of split that reveals clusters of juicy seeds inside, whereas Peony 03 (2020) captures, as Zhang described, “the beauty that a cut flower exudes at its peak before death.” From the enormous tangle of colors stretched out on canvas, viewers can rarely discern the represented object at first glance. Instead, the source of inspiration lies beneath layers of interconnected planes and lines.⁠ •⁠ Read more about Artsy Vanguard '22 honoree Zhang Zipiao (@zipiaoz) in Artsy Editorial from Hayoung Chung (@hayoungchung) through the link in our bio.⁠ •⁠ #ZhangZipiao, Battlefield 10, 2021. © Zhang Zipiao. Courtesy of the artist and LGDR.⁠ #ZhangZipiao, Mother of Pearl 01, 2021. © Zhang Zipiao. Courtesy of the artist and LGDR.⁠ #ZhangZipiao, Candle, 2021. © Zhang Zipiao. Courtesy of the artist and LGDR.