Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
2021
Format
Article
Exhibition Event Title
Land of Immortals 众神之地
Date of Exhibition Event
3/14/2022 - 3/26/2022
Location of Exhibition Event
39 E 78th St Suite 401, New York, NY 10075
Materials
Ink on paper
Dimensions
138 x 69 cm
Description
The painting "Sound of the Empty Valley" suggests echoes in a quiet mountain valley. The work draws from Fan Kuan’s "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams" in the Northern Song Dynasty. It uses a vertical scroll format to represent a towering mountain. Additionally, the artist employs the same technique of negative space to create the mountain form and the surrounding space. Unlike Fan Kuan, who emphasizes the experience of travel and viewing, this work focuses more on the mountain’s structure and spatial relationship. Through layers of ink brushstrokes rising upward, the artist strengthens the sense that the slope grows from the ground and lifts upward. For the mountain itself, the layered brushwork moves to the right, which emphasizes the steepness and height of the form. Overall, the still and open surroundings work together with the directional movement in the image, creating a quiet space with a resonant atmosphere. (Source: INK studio, https://www.inkstudio.com.cn/viewing-room/4-bingyi-land-of-immortals-inkstudio-with-joan-mirviss-at-asia-week-new/ ) (Angela Tan 28’)
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