Ink Painting

Length:136.2 x Width:69.5 (cm)

Accession Number：20170300114

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.
Neither Mountain Nor Water is believed to be from the 1980s, a period when Huang combined Western Abstract Expressionism with the freehand brushwork of traditional Chinese ink painting. During this time, he developed a series of works using color ink washes, splashing, and rubbing techniques, completing the Neither Mountain Nor Water series between 1981 and 1985. In this piece, bold and delicate ink tones intermingle and cascade across the xuan paper, with imprinted and dyed traces weaving through the composition. The resulting silhouettes create a fantastical and dreamlike visual effect.