Commenting on this painting, the artist explains that:
"The body shape is very beautiful, with golden skin pattern, female looks and transparent wings. I think all these express the beauty of objects - the most beautiful thing in my eyes."
Interview with James Hyman, December 2007.
Sun Liang
Golden Leopard
Oil on canvas
200 x 110 cms (78.60 x 43.23 ins)
2005
Exhibited:
Genesis of Image: Sun Liang's Oil Paintings, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2006
One Person One Year, Art Exhibition, Shanghai, China, 2007
Tattooed Moon, Sun Liang Solo Exhibition, Z-art Center Shanghai, China, 2007
Sun Liang, A Painters Journey, James Hyman Gallery, London, 8 October - 15 November 2008.
Literature:
Sun Liang: A Painter's Journey, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2008, (cat. 8), illustrated p.25 and p.45.