Artist: Liu Xiaoning

Series：The Gaze Upon Tibet
Year: 2021
Size: 70 × 70 cm (27.6" × 27.6")

Framed Size: 73 × 73 cm(28.74 ''× 28.74'')
Medium: Acrylic  on Xuan Paper
Framing:Floating frame presentation with a matte gold aluminum narrow-profile frame.

Authenticity: Original · One of a Kind · Signed Certificate of Authenticity

ID: MBA-2026-05

This work explores stillness, distance, and inner order.

Snow-covered mountains stretch across the horizon, reflected by a deep blue, motionless lake. The sky occupies a large portion of the composition, rendered in restrained gray-blue tones, creating a calm yet quietly pressing atmosphere. In the foreground, warm earth tones contrast with the cool landscape beyond, establishing a clear and deliberate spatial rhythm.

A small flock of white sheep gathers near the lakeshore, almost blending into the land itself. A distant human figure appears only as a trace—small, unobtrusive, and intentionally secondary. Here, the human presence does not dominate the scene but exists within the larger natural order.

Rather than depicting a literal landscape, the artist uses simplified forms, controlled brushwork, and stable color fields to create a contemplative visual experience.

Edges dissolve gently. The boundary between sky and water remains ambiguous. The entire composition feels as if it is breathing—slowly, evenly, without urgency.

The result is a scene that feels timeless and placeless, pointing toward a universal emotional state:
solitude without anxiety, vastness without emptiness.

This is a work meant to be lived with over time.

It does not seek immediate impact, but reveals its depth through prolonged viewing—making it especially suitable for quiet residential spaces, reading rooms, or private collections.

The Eastern sensibility present here is not decorative or symbolic. It emerges naturally through restraint, balance, and a redefinition of the relationship between humanity and nature—allowing the work to resonate clearly within an international collecting context.