Black is often regarded as the lack of colour or the absence of light. But with the masterful use of black ink and negative space, light and form can be created in paintings. The Chinese artistic spirit has always sought after a high degree of abstraction that is distilled and condensed to its simplest and purest form. By stripping the painting of colour and using only predominantly black ink, it presents the artwork in its most elemental and unadorned form that in turn gives rise to a boundless spiritual realm of imagination, nuances and emotions. The world they reside in no longer abide by the restrictive rules of colour realism. This exhibition, B(LACK), brings together a selection of works by five Chinese artists— Zhao Xiao Hai, Xu Hua Xin, Jia Yun Di, Shen Zi Yao, and Quan Zi—that participate in the process of working creatively with black ink to express this complex aspect of Chinese ink and its long history.
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Renewal, 31.5x180cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Glow of the Fading Rays, 34x138cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Where Shadow Chases Light, 33x68cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Dance of the Pouring Sunbeams, 40x65cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Distant Light, 34×69 cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Zhao Xiao Hai:
https://wsartasia.com/gallery/artist/?id=2
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XU HUA XIN
Luminous Moon, 69x204cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Homebound Medley, 68x69cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Moonrise, 69x69cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Song of the Open Road, 97x178cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Solipsism, 137x70cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Glimpse, 100x23cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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A Break In the Clouds, 100x23cm, Chinese In on Paper
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Mountains Beyond Mountains, 100x23cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Glacier, 35x35cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Xu Hua Xin:
https://wsartasia.com/gallery/artist/?id=9
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WENDY JIA YUN DI
Spiral, 67.5×44.5cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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The Door 2, 62.5×49.5cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Jia Yun Di:
https://wsartasia.com/gallery/artist/?id=42
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HUANG HONG TAO
Nameless Hills Series 2 No.71-74, 130x34cm each, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Huang Hong Tao:
https://wsartasia.com/gallery/artist/?id=62
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SHEN ZI YAO
After the Tempest, 69×138cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Shen Zi Yao:
https://wsartasia.com/gallery/artist/?id=45
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QUAN ZI
Heralding a New Dawn, 70x130cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Moon Spun Dreams, 69x69cm, Chinese Ink on Paper
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Click here to know more about Quan Zi:
