The 5th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen was composed of four exhibitions, namely, Design & Ink Painting, Heritage & Ink Painting, Ink, Life, Taste, and Singapore Modern Ink Painting. This catalogue is dedicated to the Ink, Life, Taste exhibition held at the He Xiangning Museum of Art.
In the accompanying essay, Martina Koppel-Yang explains the exhibition concept as follows: 'Taste in the general sense signifies preference and in the Western context conventionally is associated with the appreciation of beauty. Taste here refers to the taste of the Chinese literati... For the literati, taste consequently was closely related to politics and expressed a specific mind-set... Social and political engagement is thus intrinsically linked to the spiritual aspects of ink painting... In the exhibition "Ink, Life, Taste", the notion of taste becomes a lead-in for contemporary artists who are not necessarily familiar with the technique and the tradition of ink painting to this domain from the angle of the above-mentioned aspects... The exhibition concept is further developed from a position considering ink painting a spiritual discipline rather than a technique. It therefore comprises works executed in a variety of media, such as ink painting, photography and multi media art.'
Includes artist's biographies.
In the accompanying essay, Martina Koppel-Yang explains the exhibition concept as follows: 'Taste in the general sense signifies preference and in the Western context conventionally is associated with the appreciation of beauty. Taste here refers to the taste of the Chinese literati... For the literati, taste consequently was closely related to politics and expressed a specific mind-set... Social and political engagement is thus intrinsically linked to the spiritual aspects of ink painting... In the exhibition "Ink, Life, Taste", the notion of taste becomes a lead-in for contemporary artists who are not necessarily familiar with the technique and the tradition of ink painting to this domain from the angle of the above-mentioned aspects... The exhibition concept is further developed from a position considering ink painting a spiritual discipline rather than a technique. It therefore comprises works executed in a variety of media, such as ink painting, photography and multi media art.'
Includes artist's biographies.
Access level
Onsite
Location code
EX.CHN.IIPB.2006
Language
Chinese - Simplified,
English
Keyword
Publication/Creation date
2006
No of pages
104
ISBN / ISSN
Nil
No of copies
1
Content type
catalogue
Chapter headings
Ink, Life, Taste - Martina KOEPPEL-YANG, 楊天娜
Flexibility and Legibility - CHEN Tong, 陳侗
The 5th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen: Ink, Life, Taste, 第五屆深圳國際水墨畫雙年展: 水墨, 生活, 趣味
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