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Size:Length:121 x Width:81 (cm)

Size description：76×61 (畫心)

Introduction：Chang, Ching-tsung (1954-), born in Changhua County, is an artist devoted to ink wash painting. After graduating from junior high school, he worked at art studios and was taught by several artists, including Cheng Yang-chun, Hsu Yi-fei, Ou Hao-nien, Huang Lei-sang, and Tu Tsan-lin. Since 2005, he has received four awards from All Japan Expo. His works have been exhibited at Taipei Cultural Center, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Hsinchu Science Park, and more. With experience of over forty years in painting, Chang Ching-tsung also visited several renowned mountains and rivers. The natural beauty at Jiuzhaigou, China, and Canada always catches his heart and has become the central theme of his work. Adept in using the ax-chisel strokes, a brushstroke technique resembling those left on wood by an ax or chisel, Chang Ching-tsung specializes in depicting a turbulent waterfall, rugged rocks, clouds, and mountains. His depictions of the landscape are quite characteristics of the Lingnan School's paintings. In particular, he used heavy inks in a dappled style to portray the shadows, light-dry wash for the illuminated surfaces, and bright colors in combination, creating works with high contrasts and great visual tension. Chang Ching-tsung is known for his use of rich colors in landscape painting. He added Western techniques such as tonality, perspective, and dimension based on traditional ink wash painting, increasing the works' visuality. This method was first seen in the works of Lingnan School leader Kao Chien-fu, who aims to "embrace [all elements of Western painting] as nourishment for Chinese painting" and "negotiate with tradition and modernity" in art. Likewise, Ou Hao-nien, a Taiwanese artist, has a similar stance on the synthesis between western and traditional approaches.
The work depicts an autumn scene in Hokkaido, Japan, with vertical cliffs and distant mountains to show the magnificent scenery of the rugged mountainous region. While the artist portrays the bright front side of the rock wall through purposeful preservation of unpainted space on the canvas, his heavy ink and rough brushstrokes depict the tactile textures of shadowed rocks. The work, resembling the Lingnan School's characteristics, showcases the dramatic tension absent in traditional ink wash painting. Furthermore, the artist darkened the surrounding rocks with ink to divert the viewers' attention to the waterfall at the center. The bottom of the waterfall is soothed to a hazy shade by the clouds, creating the mysterious atmosphere of high mountains and deep clouds.

Accession number:PT09401500