Liu Kuo-sung (b. 1932)
Sun/Moon Symmetry, 2008
Ink and colour on paper
62 x 29 1/2 inches (158 x 75 cm)
‘Beyond China’ is an ambitious exhibition of ten contemporary artists from Taiwan, all of whom represent the best of the New Ink Painting—the contemporary expression of the classical brush and ink style developed over the centuries. This exhibition highlights some of the most significant work being done by the most distinguished practitioners of the New Ink Painting beyond the Chinese mainland.
The works of these artists range from the neo-classical to the avant-garde and from those who have long been internationally established (Liu Kuo-sung, Tong Yangtze, Yuan Jai, Lo Ch’ing, Yu Peng, and Ho Huai-shuo) to the emerging younger generation of brilliant exponants (Fay Ku, Pan Hsin-hua, Yao Jui-Chung, and Chun-yi Lee). Each with their own distinct style, these artists represent different trends in the development of contemporary Chinese ink painting.
Ink painting, as expressed in calligraphy and monumental landscape painting, is the foundation stone of Chinese culture. While this tradition was interrupted in Mainland China because of the Cultural Revolution, Taiwan has benefited from an unbroken link with China’s cultural past.
In the past three decades, Taiwan has experienced enormous technological and economic development, which has in turn prompted its artists to search for ways to convert their culture’s traditional aesthetic into work that is relevant to the contemporary world. While all of these artists have benefited from a rigorous foundation in the brush and ink tradition, they have evolved in different adventurous ways to express the reality of modern Asia with a new pictorial language.
Opening Reception Friday, 30 October 2009, 6 – 8 PM
Michael Goedhuis, London
16 Bloomfield Terrace
London SW1W 8PG
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7823 1395
Web: www.michaelgoedhuis.com
「中國之外：來自台灣的新水墨畫」結集了劉國松、何懷碩、于彭、羅青、袁旃、李君毅、潘信華、董陽孜、姚瑞中、顧詠德、李真等具國際知名 度或獨樹一幟的台灣藝術家。這項從優雅新古典到風格前衛的水墨創作展，反應了台灣過去三十年在中國傳統水墨技巧和現代藝術創作間的巧思與創意。
展覽策展人古德赫斯（Michael Goedhuis）表示，書法和水墨山水是中國文化的基礎。相較於受到文化大革命干擾的中國，台灣在這一方面比中國大陸幸運。
從紐約大都會博物館、波士頓現代美術館，以及其他相關機構均準備於未來兩年內，陸續推出大型中國現代水墨展的趨勢觀察，古德赫斯預言，「現代水墨作品將是下一波國際藝術市場的新潮流。」
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