ink on gauze

My research project investigates the relationship between fiber art and Chinese ink painting in contemporary art practice. My research aims to use fiber material to express ink painting in order to apply the change of aesthetic and to give tradition a new order. My study focuses on how to use contemporary-artistic imitation of traditional Chinese painting with composite materials. My work is inspired by Xu Bing’s Background Story and Qi Baishi’s ink paintings. I use gauze, yarn and screen cloth to reconstruct elements in traditional ink paintings and add new elements in my project. By expanding the size and displaying my work in the contemporary manner, I want to change the original visual experience for the audiences to look at traditional ink paintings.