Author:Su Feng-Nan

Size:Length:215 x Width:80 (cm)

Size description：125×63 (215×80)

Introduction：Su Feng-Nan (1943-), a native of Tamsui, is a renowned ink painter. He graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1965 and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art University in 1995. He is a recipient of the Zhongshan Literary and Artistic Creation Award. Born into a peasant family, Su developed a love for natural plants at an early age. During his studies, he was guided by many famous teachers, including Chiang Chao-Shen, Hu Ke-Min, Fu Jue-Fu and Wang Zhuang-Wei, cultivating a rigorous attitude and profound skills in landscape and flower painting. Su has won first prize in the provincial art exhibition several times and has been invited to exhibit his works in Japan and Europe. His works are collected by institutions such as the National History Museum and the National Czech Museum. In addition to his artistic career, Su has also devoted himself to education, serving as the director of the Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts at Taiwan University of Arts.

Su's ink painting technique is exquisite, and he is hailed as one of the first generation of local new ink painters. His works not only have the rigorous structure of Song and Yuan landscape painting, but also reflect the simplicity of the Ming and Qing styles. Su is not only skilled in ink painting, but also boldly uses the "single-plate painting" rubbing method to experiment with the effect of atmospheric smearing. In addition, he also experiments with his ink painting techniques in the creation of colored porcelain.

This work takes the viewer on a bird's eye view tour of the Ci'en Pagoda by the Sun Moon Lake. The painting can be roughly divided into three sections: foreground, middle ground, and background. In the foreground, a pine tree and the first mountain rock across the water are drawn with heavy ink and rendered in light blue-green and ochre. Besides the delicately inked Ci'en Pagoda in the middle ground, the nearby trees are rendered in different shades of ink to emphasize their spatial sense. The ink in the distant background is lighter, leaving room for clouds that represent the towering mountains. The overall picture creates a unique natural environment, allowing the viewer to overlook the entire scene from a high point.

Accession Number:PT06910500