Long River, Setting Sun 长河落日圆 — Scarlett Guan

Abstract landscape with a winding white line leading to a round setting sun over a long river; sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas, 2022; after Wang Zhihuan’s “long river, setting sun round.” 2022 年作，二氧化硫、煤炭、铁锈红油画布；蜿蜒白线通向圆日与长河，取意王之涣“长河落日圆”。 — Sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas, 2022 — a winding white path merges river, road, and time, leading into the blazing horizon.

This work reimagines Wang Zhihuan’s iconic verse “Long River, Setting Sun Round.” The meandering white line becomes both river and traveler’s road, evoking themes of distance, persistence, and the inexorable passage of time beneath the setting sun.

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