Author:Wang Nan-Hsiung

Size:Length:179 x Width:92.4 (cm)

Size description：134×70 (179×92.4)

Introduction：Wang Nan-Hsiung (1943-), a native of Kaohsiung, is a renowned Taiwanese ink painter, self-titled Master of Ban Nong. He was admitted to the Department of Fine Arts at Taiwan Normal University in 1962 and won first prize in the Kaohsiung Art Exhibition that same year. As a student of Huang Jun-Bi, Wang excels in the realistic depiction of rural and mountainous landscapes. Huang Jun-Bi once praised his work vividly, noting that "watching his clouds, wind and water move brings his paintings to life - a quiet yet vivid essence, a feat not easily achieved. In 1994, Wang received the National Award for Arts and was invited to exhibit his work at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, among other venues.

Wang Nan-Hsiung enjoys painting rural and natural scenes, reflecting not only his nostalgia for his childhood, but also his concern for the land of Taiwan. His painting style is elegant and unpretentious with a refined use of color, deeply embodying traditional ink painting techniques. He uses various techniques to create textures in his depictions of rocks and mountains, bringing vitality to his paintings. His landscapes are not just simple depictions of scenery, but also projections of the artist's own concerns and emotions. Wang often subtly incorporates human figures, deer, water buffalo, and houses into his works, inviting viewers to transform the neutral landscapes into human-oriented scenes.

This work is a recollection of the scenery of Huashan in his Guandu studio. As the Tang Dynasty painter Zhang Zao said, "Learn from nature and get the source from within". The artist draws inspiration from his travel experiences and internalizes nature in his heart. The painting's foreground of low-lying slopes leads to the towering mountain cliffs in the middle ground, highlighting the mountain's rugged terrain with a small path clinging to the ridges. The overall color scheme of the artwork is elegant and refined, and the artist also adds touches of red and green in the forest to express the varied imagery of the autumn scene.

Accession Number:PT09800900

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