In “Garden of Eden”, celebrated artist Qian Gang has punched through an invisible film of refined, tranquil contour, ever present in his earlier graceful black and white painting series, and stepped into a new expression in which he is resplendent, bountiful and exuberant. The graphic and concise dialogue of his black and white pieces has been replaced with a tactile vigor, dripping with sensuality. There is a precision and hyper-realism to each leaf, petal and creature. This new series takes on an epicurean energy that taunts the viewer into the canvas, forcing them into a dynamic interaction.

Of this new series, certain pieces are abundant, lush, and overgrown. In these, Qian Gang exhibits a liquid sensuality. Symbols of masculine and feminine energy combine to create a sense of temptation, of intertwined heat. A thinly veiled humour resounds throughout his work; a humming bird sucking nectar from a dewy flower is crawling with innuendo.