Guan Zeju - Timeless

• Title: Timeless #3- Lingering Melodies
• Artist: Guan Zeju (1948-)
• Date: c.2000
• Medium: Oil on canvas

The composition centers on the solitary figure of a woman who has her breast exposed and is rendered with meticulous realism. Her pose is delicate. In the background are Chinese musicians which seem to come out of an ancient painting, playing traditional flute.

In "Timeless", the woman is poised in an introspective, yet sensual stance. While the woman is strikingly beautiful and naked, her sensuality is also an allegory of melody.