The title "Between Realms" is inspired by the subtle lines in life that are not absolute but unconsciously influence our thoughts and actions. Whether it is the blurry line between reality and illusion or the clash between tradition and modernity, these boundaries are full of possibilities and tensions. For example, Wang Yiya and Zhou Mingde’s contemporary ink paintings, based on meticulous techniques and traditional landscape painting skills, explore contemporary expressions of Chinese aesthetics. Their works retain the fluidity and poetry of literati ink paintings while incorporating symbols and metaphors of modern life. Wang’s work is known for its unique feminine perspective and delicate emotional expressions, intertwining the tranquility of meticulous painting with the moods of contemporary women. Zhou blends abstract expressionism techniques into traditional landscape painting, creating a space that feels both familiar and strange.

The oil paintings of Zhao Bo and Zhang Yingnan focus on the complexities of contemporary society and human existence. Using intense colors and dynamic compositions, they offer sharp insights and deep understanding of contemporary social issues and the complexities of human psychology, reflecting on humanity's profound thoughts about self and society in the context of globalization. Zhang Yingnan's work combines a sense of temporal speed and spatial movement, using rational structures to lay out personal memories and experiences, and creating a surrealist manifestation with a highly realistic picture. Zhao Bo's works mix metaphors of nature, life, the cosmos, and modern life, filled with fragmented and complicated information in a highly developed globalized consumer society, leading people to live in a massive enigma and making it difficult to understand things fully. "What is false? What is real?" lay at the heart of Zhao's inquiry into human values. Their works not only reflect the variability and anxiety of contemporary society but also delve deeply into human conditions and psychological states amidst these changes.

Wang Yiya’s creations embody her love for classical Chinese literature. She skillfully uses traditional meticulous brush techniques to incorporate the delicate perceptions unique to women into her paintings. For example, in the work Settle Down on the Water - The Realm of Pure Nothingness, an intricately carved tower ship floats on the water. A fairy at the bow scatters petals in the air, while a crane leisurely follows at the stern. The ladies drink wine, host banquets, and sing fisherman songs, their figures interweaving into a flowing scroll. The plaque inscribed with "長樂清虛府 (Chang Le Qing Xu Fu)" hangs in the pavilion, serving as both text and conceptual installation, suggesting that this tower ship is more than just a means of water transportation; it is a floating utopia, embodying the ideal of eternal joy and symbolizing the artist's yearning for inner peace in a chaotic world.

Zhao Bo's creative world integrates materiality with human spiritual consciousness. He views everything around us as fragments formed by the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, believing that these fragments appear around us by various coincidences, such as the clothes we wear every day or the water cup on the table. In Zhao's concept, these items will eventually return to stardust, thus connecting all things. In We Come from Stardust No.1, a cluster of small white flowers symbolizes the initial state of the Big Bang, with a blue-purple starry sky emitting a brilliant light. Black lines dance and purple-tinged white flowers fly in all directions, filling the whole picture with explosive vitality. Zhao Bo cleverly highlights the profound implication that "all things come from stardust," showcasing his unique reflection on the origins of the universe and the essence of life.

Between Realms brings together creations in different media and techniques, showcasing perspectives from both Eastern and Western thought as well as the collision between tradition and modernity. The so-called "realms" are not absolute dividing lines but a fluid, permeable state. Through the works of these four artists, viewers can re-examine the relationship between themselves and the universe, between the material and the spiritual, allowing us to break free from rigid thinking frameworks and view the world's diversity with a more open and inclusive attitude.