Review article
Zhang Zikang
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of CAFA, Director of CAFA Art Museum
When I saw her works, I thought of a commonality between Chinese culture and Italian culture. This poetic feeling made me return to a traditional Chinese culture and Western medieval culture. Such thinking on a connection to such a culture.
Although I don’t know much about Mr. Antonio’s paintings, I do see in his paintings, a kind of poetic painting with common characteristics in China, as well as the connection with traditional culture. Although there is a big age gap between them, I think they are all painting with heart. I think Gulistan is very quiet and connotative. I think she has such a deep understanding of Chinese culture, and is able to understand a certain Western culture. This kind of sensitivity in language, whether it brings about the reconstruction of her painting, or the establishment of such a style of her creation, I think it can bring people different feelings. Gulistan I think that although she does not follow certain current trends to cater to this era, her heart has always been able to form the connection between her artist and the audience in this era.
So when we see her paintings, I think the biggest difference is that you can quietly experience the different feelings brought to you during the time of this painting. There is another one that I think has a relationship with Gulistan, because I stayed in Xinjiang for three years, I feel that there is a kind of closeness, which may be based on the communication of her art. Special thanks to Gulistan for the wonderful works brought to us, and thanks to the two artists for such a common presentation and thinking for us.