The sun and the moon of the Peach Blossom Spring, 2015,38 x 70.5 in., Ink on paper, Courtesy of the artist
The Center for Arts, Design and Visual Culture of UMBC presents an exhibition of paintings by Mr. Lo Ch’ing, a poet-painter who creates art that is simultaneously rooted in tradition and expressive of contemporary sensibility. The exhibition, The Poet’s Brush: Chinese Ink Paintings by Lo Ch’ing, curated by UMD professor Jason Kuo, brings 30 artworks and represents the artist’s first exhibition in the US in ten years. Showcasing four decades of the artist’s works, the selection ranges from his smaller, poetic compositions of the late 1960s all the way to his monumental, post-modern landscapes of 2015.
Lo’s artistic effort to find a painting language within the tradition of ink art that can dexterously handle themes of modern living drives the choice of works in this exhibition. His originality makes for a captivating artistic experience. Critically acclaimed both in Taiwan and China for his painting and poetry, Lo Ch’ing’s works have also been shown around the world including at the Saatchi Gallery and the British Museum in London.
Lo Ch’ing graduated from the English Department of Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei in 1972 and earned an MA in comparative literature at the University of Washington, Seattle in 1974. Lo has had a prestigious literary and artistic career in Taiwan, beginning with the publication of his first collection of poems, Ways to Eat a Watermelon, which won a national poetry award in 1974. He began to exhibit his art in 1980, and since then has had dozens of solo and group shows in Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, the US and Europe. He is a celebrated painter, poet and calligrapher and recognized as one of a handful of Chinese painters who have reinvigorated Chinese ink painting for contemporary audiences.
Funding support for this exhibition and programming are provided by the Taiwan Academy, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), the Maryland State Arts Council and the Baltimore County Commission of Arts and Sciences.
Opening Reception
Thursday, February 1, 2018, 5 – 7 pm
Related Website: https://cadvc.umbc.edu/lo-ching/
