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拍品專文
In March, 1953, Zhang Daqian moved away from Argentina to the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was there that Zhang created his Eight Virtues Garden, planting over 1500 persimmon trees in his garden.
For the sake of creating his own garden of Eden, Zhang poured his life and soul into it, to the point where he even damaged his own eyes. Yet his disability eventually led to another breakthrough in his art and paintings, as he injected the free-flowing nature of energized ink into Chinese traditions to create awe-inspiring masterpieces, his pomo paintings.
Painted on specially made Da Fengtang paper from Japan, Spring Snow on the Mountain Range is created on paper similar to that from the Song Dynasty, giving it a firm but smooth texture, thin and not resistant to scratches, such that the blue and green hues splashed upon the paper do not sink and are not absorbed fully by the paper but are suspended on the surface, highlighting its majestic colours. The composition is clearly arranged such that the towering mountains and exposed rock surfaces on the left are juxtaposed by the spacious, lush expanse of space on the right, adorned with light flecks of snow. The sharp contrast of scenes further brings to light Zhang's talent for creativity, composition and artistic skill.
For the sake of creating his own garden of Eden, Zhang poured his life and soul into it, to the point where he even damaged his own eyes. Yet his disability eventually led to another breakthrough in his art and paintings, as he injected the free-flowing nature of energized ink into Chinese traditions to create awe-inspiring masterpieces, his pomo paintings.
Painted on specially made Da Fengtang paper from Japan, Spring Snow on the Mountain Range is created on paper similar to that from the Song Dynasty, giving it a firm but smooth texture, thin and not resistant to scratches, such that the blue and green hues splashed upon the paper do not sink and are not absorbed fully by the paper but are suspended on the surface, highlighting its majestic colours. The composition is clearly arranged such that the towering mountains and exposed rock surfaces on the left are juxtaposed by the spacious, lush expanse of space on the right, adorned with light flecks of snow. The sharp contrast of scenes further brings to light Zhang's talent for creativity, composition and artistic skill.