日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Culture

Artist showers with Chinese ink

By Chen Nan ( China Daily ) Updated: 2012-04-20 15:49:35

Artist showers with Chinese ink

Jennifer Ma Wen's latest installation, Hanging Garden in Ink, is displayed at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. Zou Hong / China Daily

When artist Jennifer Ma Wen set out to create her latest installation, Hanging Garden in Ink, she envisioned it as her conversation with the plants and ink.

"The black ink, the green plants and I express ourselves through our own language," she explains at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing, where her work is on display until May 27.

Her 20-meter-long, 3-meter-wide and 8-meter-high masterpiece is a tableau of 1,400 live plants painted in black Chinese ink, leaving only their flowers in vibrant colors. The lower half of the tableau consists of real plants that mirror the top half of the installation, creating the effect of a garden's reflection on water.

"Chinese ink is organic and made of natural ingredients. So, while the black coverage will slow the plants' growth, it will not terminate its life," says Ma, pointing to some newly-grown green buds in the lower half of the tableau. "You can see that those plants continue to grow with tender shoots, giving evidence of the perseverance and resilience of life. I am touched by the scene, especially now that spring is here."

The 38-year-old artist's large scale installation was inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Legend has it that King Nebuchadnezzar II created the garden on the walls of his palace as a gift for his wife, who longed for the green mountains of her homeland.

Ma explains that her work is also a way of exploring the contemporary use of Chinese ink, which has been the main medium of expression and communication for centuries in China. Within 12 days, Ma used up around 400 kg of Chinese ink to paint the plants, which ranged from pine, fir, bamboos to orchids.

Artist showers with Chinese ink

"It's like showering those plants. I painted from 10 am to 6 pm," Ma says, showing off her black ink-dyed nails. "In the coming five to six weeks, visitors can also observe how the live plants survive and grow with time."

The artist has been obsessed with Chinese ink ever since she worked as the chief designer for visual and special effects in the core creative team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, which was led by artist Cai Guoqiang. She won an Emmy as an associate producer for the NBC broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony.

In 2009, she served as a guest curator of the Ink Storm exhibition, which looked at the use of ink through the works of three artists in Washington DC, United States. Last year, Ma had her solo exhibition, Inked Cypress, in Taipei, using ink to paint five plants, namely cypress, bamboo, chrysanthemum, plum and orchid. She also had cherry trees, stones, silk and other mediums dyed in ink in another solo exhibition, Tide Inked Spring, at Art Space Niji, Kyoto, Japan.

"Every artist tries to find their personal style. For me, it is Chinese ink," Ma says.

In the coming fall, she will hold her solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Titled 44 Sunsets in A Day, the exhibition will see a large planet built by the artist, which has a 100-meter-long scroll forming a pillar and will turn 44 circles within 24 hours.

 
Editor's Picks
Hot words

Most Popular
 
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品第十页 | 天堂综合网久久 | 色网免费| a级片毛片| 日韩国产激情 | 成年黄色网 | 免费的黄色av | 日韩不卡二区 | 高h在线播放 | 什么网站可以看毛片 | 午夜视频网址 | 欧美日韩中文字幕视频 | 亚洲免费在线 | 日本高清视频一区二区 | 国产原创视频在线观看 | 成人黄色在线免费观看 | 国产无遮挡又黄又爽又色 | 澳门四虎影院 | 黄色午夜网站 | 无遮挡黄色 | 最新日韩av在线 | 亚州久久久 | 影音先锋日韩资源 | 欧美日韩操 | 成人性生交大片免费看 | 精品三级国产 | 亚洲成熟女人毛茸茸 | 自拍偷拍第5页 | 国产成人精品免费视频 | 天堂亚洲| 在线免费观看av网址 | 久久久久久久久97 | 日本中文字幕视频 | 四虎午夜影院 | 一本久道久久 | 婷婷久久综合 | 国产精品日韩一区二区 | 思思久久久| 久久免费福利视频 | 久久不卡影院 | 亚洲天堂第一区 |