GROUP EXHIBITION

Highlights include Lui Shou-Kwan, Walasse Ting and Chinyee, showcasing the pioneers who pushed the boundaries of Chinese art. For ink master Lui Shou-Kwan, we will feature an abstract landscape, Abstract Landscape S63-12, demonstrating his artistic prowess in blending Western abstraction with traditional Chinese landscape painting. As for Chinese diaspora artists, we will exhibit a selection of Walasse Ting’s renowned vibrant and playful works, including Three Girls Relaxing, that exude a zest for life and sensuality, as well as Chinyee’s captivating abstract expressionist painting, Blue Rain I, showcasing fluidity and dynamism through her brushwork. Currently, Chinyee’s works are on show in Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940 – 1970, a touring exhibition that started in London’s Whitechapel, and is now at Van Gogh Foundation in Arles, France, then will eventually end in Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. Moreover, the exhibition will highlight artists who tirelessly explore and reinterpret centuries-old Chinese art traditions, such as Chu Chu’s She Walks in Beauty, showing her exceptional talent in blend classical Chinese calligraphy and modern photography to create new artistic expressions; Cherie Cheuk Ka-Wai’s Hide and Seek that exhibits her gongbi prowess transcending different cultures; Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian’s introspective and elegant style in his painting, Brightness, Lin Guocheng’s Red Stone and Courtyard 1, depicting a serene and minimalist courtyard in a modern way; Wang Tiande’s innovative use of incense sticks as a unique brush to create traditional landscapes in Lakeside Voyage, Yang Yongliang’s digital cityscapes that provide a critical commentary on modern urbanization in Tiger; and Lee Chun-Yi’s Unmatched Beauty, which incorporates Chinese seals and ink rubbings to capture the beauty of flowers within a contemporary context.

The exhibition takes place at 4 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2JE. Preview: Thursday 26 October 2pm–7pm.