DDA’s Rose Oliver and Wang Ming Bo recently interviewed internationally renowned artist Mr. Xu Zhi Wen for an English art magazine.
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Mr. Xu talked about the origins and history of Chinese art and the principles applied in ink and water painting, as well some of the techniques used to build up the depth and colour and feeling of Yin and Yang within the painting.
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He also treated us to a demonstration of how to create and develop a painting, from the initial sketch to the slow progression of the development of the background and features.
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The scene of a solitary fisherman, returning from a night of fishing, slowly strolling back across the waterways, captured the imagination and was an extremely fine example of traditional Chinese art at its finest.
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Thank you to Mr. Xu and his wife for their hospitality and generosity.