Ink Painting

1987

Length:147.4 x Width:72.9 (cm)

Accession Number：20170300125

Huang Chao-Hu (b. 1939, Fengyuan, Taichung) was graduated from the Taiwan Provincial Taichung Normal School (now National Taichung University of Education). During his studies, he trained under Lin Chih-Chu (1917-2008) and Lu Fo-Ting (1911-2005), and after graduation, he studied modern art in the studio of Li Chung-Sheng (1912-1984). Huang is both an artist and an art critic, with numerous published writings, and he co-founded several art groups, including the Yunhai Painting Society. His works have repeatedly won top honors at international exhibitions such as the Japan International Art Exhibition, and he has held many solo and group shows both in Taiwan and abroad.
Huang Chao-Hu’s artistic career can be broadly divided into three stages. His early works were deeply influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism. From the 1970s to the 1990s, his color ink paintings merged the essence of Eastern and Western art, while in more recent years, his focus has shifted toward the study of banner painting and installation art.
Mountain Suite, painted in 1987, exemplifies Huang’s signature style of the 1980s. Employing traditional Eastern techniques such as ink splashing and rubbing, he abstractly reinterprets the landscapes of nature. Variations in ink tone—ranging from deep and dense to light and translucent—are applied in bold washes or layered strokes, creating a scene shrouded in mist and imbued with a sense of fluidity and fusion. The result is a composition of striking beauty and dreamlike charm.