Chen Tianran's piece displays two characters done with a heavily ink-loaded brush that as it dries produces "flying white"--the mottled black and white characteristic of a dry brush. The vigorous, painterly quality of his cursive script emphasizes the wildness of the scene to which the phrase alludes. |
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Creator.Personal Name: 陈 天 然 Creator.Personal Name: Chen Tianran. Creator.Role: calligrapher. Title: 壙 觀 Description: hanging scroll; ink on paper (cursive script); signed by the artist; one artist's seal. Type: Calligraphy--Chinese. Type: Scroll (Visual work)--Chinese. Style.Period: Contemporary. Culture: Chinese. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 21 x 38 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work. Translation of characters: Viewing the open wilderness 壙 觀 |
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