展期 Period：
2024.7.13—2024.8.31
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前言 Introduction：
张东辉的艺术实践和作品面貌看似平淡无奇，却都与切身的生活经验有关，他不去发明和创造某些虚假的生存问题，而是通过白描的方式去记录一个真实的人在生活中的点滴。
所以他的创作基本不从群体或普遍性的角度出发，也不以观念来统领作品的线索，而是完全遵循个人的情感经验和现实感受——无论是疫情期间行动受限的情况下在居住地绘制29层楼道，还是在至亲去世后再次追寻走访他生前的踪迹——这些作品的创作动机背后都暗合了他生命历程中的重要人生节点，在某种程度上，与其说是他在创作与记录，不如说是对一段重要的个人经历进行铭记与祭奠。
虽然这些人生节点带有极强的个人性，但是在普遍意义上，它们也对应了每个人不得不面对的那几件所谓“人生大事”——即便事到临头你毫无准备，只能本能地应对，但在未来的很多年，它们都会对生活产生潜移默化的影响。这个性之中的普遍性正是张东辉作品最动人以及最能引起共鸣的地方，哪怕你不认识他，也能从作品中感受到那个直面生命中疑惑的活生生的“人”。
Zhang Donghui's artistic practice and works may seem ordinary at first glance, but they are all closely related to his personal life experiences. He does not fabricate or create false issues about survival; instead, he documents the details of a real person's life through a plain and simple approach.
Therefore, his creations do not generally start from the perspective of the collective or universality, nor are they led by concepts. Instead, they strictly follow his personal emotional experiences and realistic feelings – whether it is painting the stairwell of the 29-story building where he lives under movement restrictions during the pandemic, or retracing the steps of his lov ed ones after their passing. The motivation behind these works coincides with significant milestones in his life journey. To some extent, it's less about creation and documentation, and more about commemorating and mourning an important personal experience.
Although these milestones carry a strong personal character, they also correspond to several major events that everyone inevitably faces in a general sense – even if you are caught unprepared when they happen and can only respond instinctively, they will have a subtle yet profound impact on your life for many years to come. The universality within this personal nature is precisely what makes Zhang Donghui's works most touching and resonant. Even if you don't know him personally, you can feel the very real "person" facing the uncertainties of life through his works.
