World War III

Picture Story

This work depicts the Third World War that is about to happen or already unfolding. The painting presents the devastating possibility of nuclear war through minimalist ink language: the rising yellow halo at the centre is both explosion fire and embryonic mushroom cloud; scarlet and orange interweave like spreading lava, alluding to scorched earth after nuclear blast; jagged white lines in the grey-black background trace missile trajectories, cutting the chaotic battlefield into fragments.

Yet at this moment, these hands no longer merely heal personal pain, but issue warnings for the fate of all humanity: from virus to nuclear war, humanity is walking toward self-destruction.

The work is a complete overturning of the belief that "when humans connect with each other, it is paradise" — when communication yields to slaughter, when technology becomes weapon, the global village turns into a sea of fire. The artist speaks directly as one person, calling for a change of course before destruction, returning to the civilised choice of dialogue over destruction.