Ink no Ink –
Duration: May 20 – July, 2010
Venue: Iron Curtain Gallery, Redtory,
Organizer: Iron Curtain Gallery
Co-organizer:
Curator: Alice Wong
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Excellent works created by Sherman Lin, famous designer and painter, are exhibited, which are both different from traditional ink paintings and the highly experimental works. By showing an artistic air full of abstraction and sense of space, they seem to roam between the three-dimensional architecture and two-dimensional paper. About this, Sherman Lin explained, he hoped to interpret the disappearing spirit of ink painting through his art practice.
As a leading character in the world of interior design and environmental art in
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Member of Chinese National Academy of Art, Deputy Secretary-General of Zhang Ding Art Research Centre in Tsinghua University, Member of Committee of Environmental Design, China Artists Association, Guest Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,
Professor of School of City Design, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Vice-chairman of the China Institute of Interior Design, Creative Director of Newsday.
Born in 1954,
Since 1987, he’s been insisting on painting and ceramic creation, involving in the practice of architecture and interior design, teaching and research. Restlessly, he’s been travelling around from the West to the East for communication on art and design.
OPENING REPORT
“Ink No Ink – Sherman Lin Exhibition” was held in Iron Curtain Gallery in Redtory from May to July, 2010. As a unique medium in Chinese art, ink painting has always been a focus in contemporary art for its abstract and expressive tension. With this exhibition, Redtory showed Sherman Lin’s exploration into Chinese contemporary ink painting and hoped to arouse public’s attention and thought towards this form of art.
When painting,
This exhibition was highly received by professionals from art circles and common audience. During November to December 2010,
EXPERT COMMENT
Liu Xiaochun (art critic):
Sherman Lin brings forth his abstract paintings with collision between cultural characters, experiences of life and abstract forms… Recreated and mixed into modern structure, classical lines take on a poetic spirit. These lines are like the music of Er Hu, chanting and signing, which is quite different from grand orchestral. These lines Sherman Lin used, which are also used by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong, is a kind of salute to the old tradition in their seeking the meaning of modern art.
Lu Xinhua (professor of
Sherman Lin wanders in the poetic livelihood in interior design, yet still clings to the black-and-white of painting and the poetic creation in the real and unreal space. He knows clearly of the importance of poetic images which is constituted of black-and-white space in Chinese art.
EXHIBITION SITE AND ART WORKS
The Earth ink on paper
Intangibility ink & color on paper