By Searching for self-awareness and the cognition of life and death, Chinese artist Xiong Liang's solo exhibition "From Beginning to Boundless" opened on Sunday in Beijing.

The exhibition, which is going to be held from June 12 to July 31, is separated into two chapters, presenting a string of works Xiong has created at different ages. Surrounding topics including "Center of Self-Awareness", "Faces and Statues", "Returning to the Unknown State of the Observer", "Twenty-Four Solar Terms", and "Walking with the Wind," the exhibition is an exploration of the transformation of tradition and modernity, the struggle between existence and time, as well as the possibility of language.

"As a poet, every moment of life could and might have been poetic," said Xiong.

Xiong has made great achievements in China's original illustration books. Born in 1975, he has created over 100 illustration books where he values the use of lines and ink in an oriental color concept. His works draw on the essence of traditional Chinese art and are very emotionally expressive.

In his creations, the sense of time has completely disappeared where people have entered a state of selflessness. Whether in Xiong's early creations or the displays at the exhibition, a hidden clue of his awareness of time and death can be traced by the observers. In addition, Xiong is a person in action. After learning Wing Chun, a Southern Chinese Kong Fu style when he was 14, he has been attracted by the strong physical movement.

In this exhibition, a sense of precise control and body rhythm can be felt by the audience through his pure visual language.