當代 鄭重賓 拓展地带|Unfolding Landscape

Zheng Chongbin

2015 · Ink and acrylic on xuan paper mounted to aluminum board · Asian Art

Zheng Chongbin first trained as a figure painter, learning to control line and heavy mineral pigments in the painstaking “meticulous brush” manner. In the 1980s, he began to experiment with bold, gestural brushwork and the uncontrollable effects of mixing ink with white acrylic. In recent years, Zheng has used this technique, now a core part of his practice, to explore the landscape tradition. Unfolding Landscape renders both natural forms and natural forces out of the accidental interactions of his materials—fractals and capillaries read as tree branches, gray eddies as clouds, blocks of black ink as cliffs. Though apparently driven by the artist’s gesture, Zheng cedes much of the creative power to these natural interactions.

Artist

Zheng Chongbin

Date

2015

Medium

Ink and acrylic on xuan paper mounted to aluminum board

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Bini Low and Jonathan Larsen Gift and Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2016