Changpeng Li (b.1998) lives and works in London, UK. He graduated with an MA in Painting
from the Royal College of Art (2023). His work has been featured in group exhibitions by
galleries and curatorial projects including: Cub_ism_ Artspace, Shanghai (2024); Studio West
Gallery, London (2024); Southwark Park Galleries, London (2023); Fitzrovia Gallery, London
(2023); Royal Blue Gallery, London (2023) and the Asian Contemporary Artists Alliance, New
York (2023).
Changpeng Li's works reflect on how the image-centric era has transformed our way of seeing.
The media's lightning-fast production of images has compressed our viewing time, leading to a
visual experience that's forced into an endless scroll, stripping away the depth of our gaze. As
ways of seeing become increasingly flattened, the artist seeks to explore the resulting changes
through the medium of painting.
Li's paintings depict media images as a form of camera film. By overlaying perspectives from
different image mediums, he invites viewers to recall the sense of alienation, rediscovering those
messages that were once forgotten or marginalized. In this process, images from the media are
taken back into the darkroom for “development” through painting, revealing their different
underlying discursive structures.