Ink Painting

2016

Length:263 x Width:145 (cm)

Accession Number：20200200004

Liao Hung-Hsing (b. 1964, Shengang, Taichung) graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and the Graduate Institute of Fine Arts at Chinese Culture University. During his studies, he trained under prominent artists including Ou Hao-Nien (1935-2024), Chiang Chao-Shen (1925-1996), and Wu Hsueh-Jang (1923-2013). Liao specializes in ink painting and calligraphy and has taught at Chaoyang University of Technology. His work has received numerous honors, including the Literary and Artistic Creation Award from the Ministry of Education, the Ink Painting Innovation Award from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and awards from the Taipei City Fine Arts Exhibition. He has held both solo and group exhibitions throughout his career.
The title Cranes Calling in the Marsh comes from a line in the Book of Songs, “The crane cries from the deep marsh,” using the call of a crane in the wilderness as a metaphor for a virtuous figure dwelling among the people. The composition is concise, viewed from a distant perspective. Under dim nighttime skies, mountain peaks rise steeply, creating a sense of vast and receding space. A faint glow appears along the horizon, and the quiet landscape seems to echo with the distant cry of a crane. Liao Hung-Hsing uses layered ink washes to render the surfaces of the mountains, while the snowy peaks are suggested through areas of unpainted paper. The scene conveys a subtle, mysterious beauty through the interplay of ink and blank space.