White Space Art Asia is proud to announce our latest show, ‘The Tales of Innocence and Experience’, a group exhibition featuring Chinese artists Du Xue, Han Fang and Zhang Wen.
‘The Tales of Innocence and Experience’ is a coming-of-age journey that explores the path of adolescence to adulthood. From Zhang Wen’s heartfelt portrayal of childhood naivete, to Du Xue’s thoughtful portraiture of womanhood, and the rich lessons and fables in Han Fang’s historical myths, the exhibition is an odyssey through universal experiences. Carried out in mediums of Chinese ink, oil, and acrylic, the show is a global delight of Eastern and Western sensibilities.
For a limited two week-run, view the show in person at our gallery, located at 1H Yong Siak Street, S168641, from 26 May to 4 June 2023.
Thoughtful and intimate, Chinese artist Du Xue’s works are an ethereal perspective into girlhood. In delicately layered compositions of acrylic on silk, Du Xue’s insouciant style captures a seemingly intangible femininity with artful subtleness. Using various types of silk across her oeuvre, Du Xue achieves a variety of textures that captures an exquisite layering unique to each piece. Each work is a refreshing vignette into the median of girlhood adolescence, revealing the artist’s intuitive flair for lyricism and artistry.
Following her graduation from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Du Xue has gone on to earn several awards from academic institutions, as well as participating in shows both domestically and internationally.
To see all of Du Xue’s works in the show, you can visit here.
Fleeting Moment
Du Xue
60 x 60 cm
Acrylic on Silk
Enigma
Du Xue
40 x 90 cm
Acrylic on Silk
Regeneration
Du Xue
50 x 50 cm
Acrylic on Silk
Drawing deep from the annals of Chinese history, Chinese artist Han Fang references the culture and imagery of the Chu Kingdom era. Set during the Spring, Autumn, and Warring States period, Chu was a culturally rich epoch that influenced the course of Chinese history.
With Han Fang’s works is the understanding that imagination is stronger than knowledge, and myth more potent than history. His oeuvre extends beyond a contemporary representation of history, but a reimagination of fables and historical anecdotes, along with his personal humour and pathos. Bridging time and space, Han Fang breathes new life into an esoteric past that is often only glimpsed through the looking glass of a historian.
Each painting is a fragment of memory, a hint at a tantalizing tale, and a reminder of the circularity of life where people loved, laughed, worried, and contemplated like we do now.
Following his graduation from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (HIFA), Han Fang has gone on to participate in several solo and group exhibitions internationally and domestically. The artist is currently based in Wuhan as a professional artist.
To see all of Han Fang’s works in the show, you can visit here.
Of Myth and Muse
Han Fang
50 x 50 cm
Oil on Canvas
Windswept
Han Fang
80 x 140 cm
Oil on Canvas
The Wistful Wanderer
Han Fang
60 x 156 cm
Oil on Canvas
In the vast, rousing landscapes of Zhang Wen’s oeuvre, lies an intimate celebration of childhood innocence. Set in natural backdrops of rivers, mountains and open fields, the Chinese artist forges a parallel between the simple yet profound emotions found in both nature and childhood, recreating a time unadulterated by the complexities of adulthood. In her works are a wistful wisdom that acknowledges the irony of innocence only being recognised retrospectively from the vantage point of experience.
Following her graduation from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Chinese Ink faculty, Zhang Wen has gone on to complete a one-year foreign residency in the United States, and later graduating with a Master’s degree from CAFA. She has participated in several solo and group exhibitions internationally and locally, and currently resides in Beijing as a professional artist.
To see all of Zhang Wen’s works in the show, you can visit, you can visit here.
Songs of the Light
Zhang Wen
29.5 x 43 cm
Chinese Ink on Paper
Communion with Nature
Zhang Wen
29 x 22 cm
Chinese Ink on Paper
Eternal Dance
Zhang Wen
29.5 x 43 cm
Chinese Ink on Paper
