Being Open and Empty

2005
224.0 x 145.0 cm

Wang Dongling 王冬龄 (1945 –)

Wang Dongling vereint traditionelle Kalligraphie mit abstrakter Malerei. Seine monumentalen 'calligraphischen Gemälde' sind Poesie in Farbe und Ausdruck – ein einzigartiges Werk von einem chinesischen Meister der modernen Kunst.

A prominent example of Wang’s monumental calligraphic abstraction, this hanging scroll features powerfully inked lines that convey a vivid sense of the artist’s physical engagement with the work. The interaction of ink and ground—especially the spatters and streaks that communicate the impact and momentum of the brush—is crucial to its appreciation. The white paper is not simply the absence of ink, it is the picture “space” into which Wang’s ink structure is thrust. The title, borrowed from a phrase in the Daoist classic Zhuangzi (ca. 300 B.C.), refers to a state of enlightenment achieved through ridding one’s mind of mundane trifles. Its literal meaning, however, “protect the white” (shou bai), may also reflect Wang’s awareness of the uninked paper as a significant component of the whole.

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Details zum Kunstwerk

Titel: Being Open and Empty
Künstler: Wang Dongling 王冬龄
Jahr: 2005
Originalmaße: 224.0 x 145.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Urheberrechtlicher Status: Urheberrechtlich geschützt
Hauptfarbe: Black
Empfundene Helligkeit: deep_shadow