"The subject of painting research is a long-term subject of painting experiences summarised and determined at the creative stage of undergraduate degree, because in the few years of university I have tried too many forms of expression, and the reason is naturally too many forms To such an extent that I have finally discovered that even if I spend a lifetime practising and learning, it will only be a process of imitation and mastery, so the four years of university is a relatively painful process for me. Of course, every step of the learning process is for me. The determination of the pictorial language is also the result of 'because' and 'therefore'. The constant synthesis and reflection at each stage will naturally lead to some clues about one's own creation, i.e., "painting is a process of continuous addition and subtraction. "So much so that my three years of higher education were spent in this state...

Many people will ask what the "search for painting" is. In fact, the concept of painting contains too much information. One can say that the whole history of the art of painting can be discussed around this concept. I am limited to a certain expressive language, so I have borrowed a word "painting" commonly used by many professors at the academy to define the name of my series of works, because one thing I can be sure of is that my creation must evolve in stages.

The work in progress is also the result of continuous practice of the brushstrokes. If it is detailed, it will take a long time to talk about it. In short, he is currently doing "subtraction".

The most important thing in the nature of research in painting is not the formal meaning of the painting, nor the result, but the process.This process can also be seen as a kind of intuition, a momentary feeling, which is reflected in the process of painting. . This process can also be seen as a kind of intuition, a momentary feeling, which is reflected in the process of painting..., and it is constantly optimized deliberately, the interpretation of the painting itself is certainly not a result..."

-Hongyu Zhang