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Hybrid
& Origin
Burigude
Zhang & Tongyu Zhou
Saturday
3 May - Sunday 1 June 2008
Preview Friday
2 May 7 - 9pm
Both formerly
Artists in Residence at Bradford School of Art, Burigude (Inner Mongolia
/ Toronto) & Tongyu (Bejing / Manchester) come together to show new
paintings and prints.
Sunday
4 May 1 - 4pm
Artist Led Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
Chinese Master Tao-Chi spoke of the single brushstroke as the origin of
all existence... Burigude Zhang will instruct participants in the Art
of Chinese Calligraphy.
Free. Book early to avoid disappointment... 01274 834747
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"With
single minded devotion, anything can be achieved"
Chu Hsi
Carrying vitality and consciousness, embrace them as one. It is always
the temptation for me to get hold of the moment of life with these bold,
simple and spontaneous marks which are not depicting but releasing the
sense of simplicity, comfort, straightforwardness and faithfulness. It
becomes the essential expression of my work. As Chinese master Tao-Chi
spoke of the single brushstroke as the origin of all existence, it is
my lifetime discipline to integrate my intrinsic nature with the essence
of natural world, to achieve a state of integration between nature and
humanity. Nourish by the spirit of open land, the vast stretch out of
mountains, the firm, straight and deeply rooted trees, the formless running
of water and the freedom of floating clouds, I do not copy the appearance
of them but perceive the quality and spirit of them, based on those perceptions
I start painting. The result is not designated but it keeps me exploring
with open mind. What is remained on the canvas finally is the feeling
that I want to keep them there.
Burigude
Zhang 2008, Toronto
We would
like to thank Master Printmaker, Ian Colverson and the Ontario Arts Council
for their support in making this exhibition possible
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