Land scape
Tsz Mei Wong
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
and precipitous mountains appeared as auspicious symbols of longevity . In the foreground there are a pair of precious birds , sliver pheasants , which is to add some vitality in the painting and also for the composition purpose . As landscape is the paramount and enduring theme of Chinese painting , I search among the “ ancients ” for inspiration , and sought to revitalize ancient ideals with more contemporary notions . Therefore I emphasize to express the solid rocks and the majesty mountain scenery so in some measure it shows fidelity to the visual aspect of nature . For the purpose to create the magnificent beauty of mountains , the foreground is peak girdled by clouds and mist . In the middle , the mountains begun to build up to a crescendo in the tallest peaks , while endless ranges are suggested in the upper part .
While marked out with a deep introspective quality , your works are more than mere representations of your inner self : you rather seem to invite the viewers to an augmented perceptual experience to discover unexpected aspects not only of their inner world , but of the connectivity that affects our everchanging contemporary age . In particular The Autumn Scenery brings forward that the landscape on which everything is happening : how would you consider the relationship between the inner landscape and the outside world ? Could art provide us with a channel of communication between these apsects of reality ?
A painting , though it is a logical construction and vigorous design , keeps something of the generalized aesthetic feeling which records the pleasure of the artist . Whenever I work , I draw with my hand , my heart with an eye toward the big confronter of my feelings : a structural completeness to embrace the forms , the atmospheric colors , the value of lines , as to render the rich , exuberant , and even florid of Nature . The composition of The Autumn Scenery has been carefully contrived as to unite the relationship between surface pattern and spatial recession , an interest which I communicate with the sensibility of my own delight . I have been satisfied to make the rich multicolored decorations of different kind of chrysanthemums , which is a test of my skill , and I could handle it ! The autumnal tints turn into the complex statement by a process of gradual increases . by means of atmospheric color , and the rich tones and shapes of flower , which enriches our memory of autumn .
Behind the sensual delight , that Nature herself present to our senses , is the tenet of musical principle , by which all the constituent elements are welded together so well in their union to perform the lyrical harmony and rhythms . I often manage to conceal poetry and intelligence in my works through such secondary feeling of music which strikes the deep chord in us .
Despite the captivating figurative aspect of your works , you allow an open reading : in particular , we noticed that elements from environment are particularly recurrent in your imagery and they never plays the role of a mere background . Do you see a definite relationship between environment and your work ?
I like to employ sensuous , atmospheric touches in my works . The external reality can be transposed into tonal rhythms , charming in subtlety and gracefulness . Therefore the elements from the environment appear my painting is being poetic flavored . It is also a kind of challenge for me to innovate traditional painting . In the traditional painting , the blank space of a piece of work is very important for our ancestors don ’ t think that the empty in a painting means nothing . If the arrangements of such void areas are good , then thus could enhance the expressive power of the subject matter . So the emptiness is full of energy that circulate all over the picture . However I just want to put something into the