Qingxiong Ma: The Brush Stroke: Ink & Color in Chinese Painting
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| Dates: | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun from 10/12/24 - 11/3/24 |
| Hours: | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Exhibits |
Born in Guangdong, China, Qingxiong Ma started painting and participating in art shows at an early age. Though originally trained in Meteorology at the Qingdao Oceanographic University, Ma never stopped painting at any point in life, and through his father-in-law's influence was able to become very close with many well-known artists in China.
These artists include Lu Yan Shao, professor at Zhi Jian College of Fine Art, who had a profound effect on Ma’s artistic development.
Over the years, Ma developed his signature style which blends the philosophy and technique of Chinese painting with western art concepts.
In the tradition of Chinese brush painting, Ma’s work tells the story of the cycles and rhythms of nature and life, capturing their essence in imagery, in composition and in brushstroke.
His work contains traditional Chinese aesthetics in which nature dominates with its grandeur, magnificence and scale dwarfing the human.
Tiny, barely visible figures, houses or boats, dot the vast mountainsides and valleys. Insects and flowers are magnified 100 times, so that they fill the composition. However, Ma adds a twist by having many of his images take place in western landscapes, punctuated by his free-form and liberal use of color.
'I consider the brush-stroke the essence and the language of Chinese Painting. And though ever mindful of the tradition of my training, I have found my own expression with my brush.
The beauty of nature captivates me; I am always observing the light and the intricate structures and colors I encounter.
I respond to these and express them in my paintings.
Over the years, I have taken various natural locations as the inspiration for my paintings.
The Huang Shan (the Yellow Mountains), the Great Wall and the Yangtze River in China, the Grand Canyon, the Pacific Coast, New England in America, and the beautiful mountains and waterfalls in Northern Europe….always these have uplifted me as I have created my paintings.'
~Qingxiong Ma
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