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Size:Length:92 x Width:240 (cm)

Size description：102x303x4.5(含框)

Introduction：Huang Chao-hsiung (1941–), courtesy name Jih-yang, was born in Nantou, Taiwan. An ink painter dedicated to colored-ink landscape creation for several decades, he is praised as the "Painter of Mountain and Forest Spirit." He has received numerous honors, including the Chung Shan Literature and Arts Award, the Chinese Literary and Arts Medal for Chinese Painting Creation, and the Global International Arts Contribution Award. In 1970 he represented Taiwan at the Japan World Exposition, and his works are held in collections at Japan's Ministry of Education Oriental Culture Research Institute, the Kyoto Institute of Cultural Studies, the White House (USA), and the National Museum of History in Beijing, among others, winning wide international acclaim.

Huang's warm and unaffected painting style was shaped by the teachings of Lu Fu-ting, Wu Cheng-yen, Fu Chuan-fu, and Lin Yu-shan. In addition to mastering the traditional ink painting foundation and honing his sketching skills, he has continually refined his craft, drawing on classical methods and fusing them with a modern sensibility. His brushwork is equally adept in strength and suppleness, his use of ink is steady and assured, and his artistic realm is fresh and refined. His works most often depict the landscapes, mountains, rivers, and birds and flowers of Taiwan, expressing his ardent love of nature and the land. Huang's ability to paint from life is particularly strong, especially in the rendering of "structure" and "scene division"; in his later works he has gradually moved toward freehand and emotional expression, his brushwork becoming increasingly fluid as he has approached a state of artistic mastery—while never ceasing to express his love of mountains and rivers through creative work.

Huang has created several works depicting Sun Moon Lake, one of which—"Sun Moon Radiance"—was honored with White House acquisition in 1985. This work depicts the same Sun Moon Lake scenery; compared with "Sun Moon Radiance", it possesses a somewhat greater sense of quiet vastness and somber depth, with a more understated use of color. Layered peaks recede in sequence, merging with drifting clouds and mist to form a unified whole, expressing Sun Moon Lake’s "mountain and forest spirit" and majestic grandeur.

Accession Number:PT09200300

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