Impulsive creativity brings body of work to urban life

Zhang thereby directs people toward the situations of the young community, how they cope with career and life anxieties and how they have tried to heal themselves, "so that one day, they will restart again and run even faster", Zhang says.

Wei says in his style of producing ink landscapes of city scenes, Zhang reduces figurative details. "He doesn't seek to present certain people, but grounded in his experiences and observations, he has sought to profile their state of mind," he says.

He says Zhang's work shows a process of understanding and freeing oneself, and he has invited viewers to go through that process to gain a self-composed attitude.