Author:Lee Chung-chung(1942-)
Category：Ink Painting
Media:Ink and color on paper
Year：1988
Size description：69.8×66.8cm
Introduction：In this work, Lee Chung-chung merges expressive and abstract painting styles. The ink and colors nearly fill the entire painting, with a row of wintry trees aligned along the upper left diagonal border casting reflections into the painted area and suggesting both vertical and horizontal spatial dimensions. The wintry trees are depicted with expressive dry brush strokes in dark ink, their tangled branches forming a mesh. Broad strokes of light purple and light ink add depth, with the trunks reflecting into the color field, creating an ethereal, swaying impression. Large areas are softly inked as a base, with textures created through breaking colors and employing dots and lines. Lee, who joined the Chinese Ink Painting Society led by Liu Kuo-sung (1932–) in 1968, ventured into modern ink painting by incorporating elements of Western painting such as color blocking and extracting traditional painting elements like dots and lines. She focuses on the resonance of ink and the depth of artistic conception, pioneering an abstract style that is both majestic and graceful.
Author Introduction：「Lee Chung-chung」-Born in Anhui, China, Lee moved to Tainan, Taiwan, with her parents at the age of four. She graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at the School for Political Warfare Officers and joined the Chinese Ink Painting Society in 1968. Lee’s works combine broken ink lines with vibrant color contrasts and layered acrylics, breaking free from traditional ink painting constraints to embody a modern ink aesthetic.
Accession number:20220067