Lin Dong
Clouds Lin is a Chinese artist, designer based in London. The exploration of life around him through painting has been going on since his childhood, focusing on the exploration of primitive art and modern development, including ancient Chinese figurines, Miao culture, Dunhuang murals and modern surrealist art. During his undergraduate study in London, he used fashion as a 3d medium to show 2d paintings , so as to explore more possibilities of art and the current society. After living in Paris for six months during the epidemic period, he was deeply affected by the local culture and decided to return to painting itself, studying the relationship between personal identity and collective society, using his own experience as the source. His current painting is based on the consciousness of the daily accumulation of draft materials through the painting expression to continue to explore the primitive human emotions behind it.
His painting, projects, design works are presented in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Guiyang, and he has a degree in BA Fashion Central Saint Martins, Art and Design foundation in South Essex college.
This triptych draws inspiration from my time living in Paris, The frame of the painting is made by 3D printing.
The inspiration for the frame comes from the windows and mirrors of the residence during the period of living in Paris.where pigeons—symbolising human society—serve as a recurring motif of the mundane. The initial draft was created in watercolor, blending traditional Chinese ethnic motifs with gradient hues. It was later reimagined in oil paint on canvas, with the background palette symbolizing the unknown cosmos and my longing for family back in China. The triptych frame, modeled and 3D-printed, is inspired by the gilded mirror frame in my Parisian living room—a form of daily self-reflection. The reverse side features a mirrored finish, echoing the interplay of introspection and connection.
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