The accomplished collector, esteemed dealer, and erudite scholar of Chinese aesthetics and its manifestation in art has, in recent years, uncovered his own voice in ink painting. His discerning and cultivated eye, refined through years of antiquities collection, finds expression in his sophisticated and scholarly ink artistry. Reminiscent of the exemplary literati painters in Chinese history, his depictions of scholar’s objects and landscapes reveal his inner world and character, eschewing mere formal representation or flamboyant displays of craft. Infusing each artwork with refined concepts and personal essence, this modern literati has mastered the ‘three perfections’ (poetry, calligraphy, and painting), inscribing his musings on life, nature, and cherished objects in English, his mother tongue, on the paintings. The resulting effect pays tribute not only to the Chinese literati tradition but also to his own intellectual sensibilities.
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