Reality requires a certain deal of illusion. The emotional reaction in front of the physical surroundings is often accompanied by an abstraction from that reality in order for it to be experienced. Translating a scene we have lived in or a landscape we have passed through can only result into an image which combines its authentic reality filtered by the abstract imagination of it. Chinese painter Lou Shenyi is one of the few exceptional individuals who has to cope with the challenge given by conceptual art when painting reality authentically. Platform China (HK) presents “Why flowers are so splendid? –Lou Shenyi’s Solo Show” in which a selection of Lou’s works realized in different styles reveal not only his mastery over the medium but also his power of visualization in picturing reality.