CHU CHU (B. 1975)

The Radiant Stars

Details

CHU CHU (B. 1975)
The Radiant Stars
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
147 x 95 cm. (57 7⁄8 x 37 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

Further Details

A native of Hangzhou, Chu Chu grew up in an artistic environment and studied at the China Academy of Art in her hometown, her father having graduated from the same academy. Chu received training in traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, photography and film, and for her doctoral degree she studied calligraphy under Wang Dongling. Chu explores the relationship between traditional and new media and integrates them in her artwork. The dried pear in the photograph was found by the artist in 2007. She photographed it in 2010, and reworked the black-and-white photograph by inscribing cursive calligraphy on the print. The text refers to writings by Zhuangzi, expanding the literary and philosophical dimension of the work.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is the outcome of many repeated processes. First, the artist photographs Hangzhou scenery and prints the image on photo paper. She then inscribes calligraphy on the printed image, and afterwards, she would scan, print and inscribe again with calligraphy in various colours. The result is a colourful layered effect like flowers blossoming in spring. The calligraphy is an extract from the poem She Walks in Beauty by Lord Bryon.

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