A paragraph discusses about the essences of art 

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• I build layers to my painting to create a thick texture
• I examined with colors in order to get closer to colors that we see through our visions
• Li Songsong’s thickly layered painting
• Making art is a process of exploring oneself
• As a painter, what is the essence of my painting?

Various types of essence in art

• • • Focus on human suffering and war
    • An exploration of human nature starts with oneself
    • Place oneself in the context of the world (nature and others) and examine the relationship between himself and the world in the context of the universe
    • Express a value proposition, an idea, a thought
    • Explore truths, explore a more real existence beyond vision
  • Painting itself is a carrier

“载体不是目的，精神内核才是本质。”

“它很朴素，因为它至始至终所描绘的都是人类自己的精神世界”

“The carrier is not the purpose of art. The core of spirituality is the essence of art.”

“Art is simple, for from beginning to end, what it has been captured is the human spiritual world.”

Li Songsong, Beihai (II), 2016, oil on canvas, 240 cm × 480 cm × 12 cm (94-1/2″ × 15′ 9″ × 4-3/4″) © Li Songsong

Past depictions of fruits in oil paintings:

Atle Berner Andersen, Red Apple, Painted on canvas, 15 x 15 cm.