Ink Painting

2016

Length:183.3 x Width:123.2 (cm)

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.
Moonlight over the Ancient Temple presents a sweeping mountain landscape viewed from a distance. At the center of the composition lies a mist-filled valley, surrounded by layered mountain ridges. A few bare trees stand on the slopes in the foreground, while distant peaks are shrouded in drifting clouds. Although neither the moonlight nor the temple is explicitly depicted, the quiet, desolate atmosphere evokes their presence. Through a restrained composition and successive layers of ink, the painting conveys a sense of clarity and stillness, in keeping with the mood suggested by the title.

Accession number:20200200012