Author:Chang Ke-Chi

Size:Length:71 x Width:71 (cm)

Size description：95x94.5x3(含框)

Introduction： Chang Ke-Chi (1950- ), born in Puli Township, Nantou County, is a Taiwanese fine brushwork flower-and-bird painter. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University in 1978 and received his master’s degree from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University in 2002. He has served in the Department of Fine Arts Education at National Taichung University of Education, Fengnian Painting Institute at the Chang Jung Christian University, Huafan University, Department of Calligraphy and Painting at National Taiwan University of the Arts, Artist-in-Residence at National Taiwan Normal University, President of Fine Line Painting Association Republic of China, President of the Wurong Art Association, and President of Taiwan Branch of Asia China-Japan Ink Painting Association in Taiwan. Meanwhile, he is also a member of the Taipei Student Art Exhibition jury and a member of the collection of the Keelung Cultural Center. Furthermore, Chang Ke-Chi has also taught Chinese painting for several years at the Hsingtien Temple Social Education Center, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and the Song Shan Social Education Center of Fo Guang Yuan and has made many contributions to promoting public art education.
The meticulous painting (gong-bi) originates from the ancient court. Back in the Southern Dynasty, Hsieh He has already proposed the criteria of "bone method," "the color method," and "position management" to rate an artist's technique in "Appreciation of Ancient Paintings.” The characteristic of Ku Kai-Chih's brush strokes in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is known as "spring silkworm spitting silk," which describes the artist's delicate and neat brushstrokes. After the Tang Dynasty, Wu Tao-Tzu even created the "Wu as Wind" brushwork technique, which is vivid with changes and dynamics, forming a stark comparison between the dense and the sparse.
This work employs a sophisticated and skillful meticulous painting technique to depict the National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall with a corner of its roof exposed in the background of the trees and rocks. The spotted doves standing on the stems are either quietly watching the scene or grooming themselves, conveying a quiet and peaceful scene in the busy city. Unlike other works, which are heavily colored, this painting adopts a full of light, low saturated color palette, revealing a delicate morning with beaming sunlight and mysterious fog.

Accession Number:PT09782700