Did You Know That … ?
- Chang Kuang-bin is best known for formulating the distinctive "pointillistic texture of charred ink and dry strokes” painting style that characterize his later works.
- The master calligrapher prefers to use a goat-hair brush instead of using a brush with firmer fur.
- His calligraphy scripts and artworks are dignified, gentle, plain, and colored by a stylistic sense of blunt crudeness. The seemingly coarse presentation contains genuine spirituality and primitive emotions unblemished by embellishments.
Read more about the artist here or scroll down for photos.
1946 - Travel Companions Parting Ways (left) 江湖同遊地分手自依依 | 1977 - Endless Waters and Mountains (right) 萬水千山
1979 - Early Spring in Wuling (left) 武陵先春｜1995 - Sleeping in Tianlao, Farewell Recitation (right) 夢遊天姥吟留別
1971 – Having an Insight during Meditation 靜中有悟
2002 – Desolate River, Ancient Crossing (top) 荒江古渡｜2001 – Song of an Old Cypress (below) 杜工部古柏行
2008 – Charred-Ink Landscape in Twelve Panels 焦墨山水十二條軸
2003 – Pingpu Tribe Rice Planting Song (top) 平埔族種稻歌｜2000 – Go with the Flow (below) 任自然
2002 - Dried bean curd, peanuts, and vegetables; Burdock, carrots, and frozen garlic 豆乾˙牛蒡
From left to right: Evolution of Chang Kuang-bin's style