George Lin 9.25 in x 9.25 in Original:$2,000 Buy |
George Lin 9.25 in x 9.25 in Original:$2,000 Buy |
George Lin 10.25 in x 10.25 in Original:$2,500 Buy |
George Lin 18.25 in x 9 in Original:$4,000 Buy |
George Lin 11 in x 8.5 in Original:$1,800 Buy |
George Lin 20 in x 18.5 in Original:$8,000 Buy |
Artist: | George Lin's Portpolio |
Biography: |
Art Exhibitions: 2000 NAN Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Achievements: Awards: Education: Experience: |
Statement: |
A striking character of Mr. Lin's paintings is his outstanding mastery of the brush work of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, combined with the elements that he has absorbed from Western art. Bold, vigorous brushstrokes and a strong sense of color form a perfect union in his works to produce a unique artistic charm. In this sense, Mr. Lin, through his long and fruitful exploration, has indeed built a bridge between Eastern and Western art. The employment of lines is one of the basic techniques of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, yet also the soul of Chinese art. And the paintings on exhibition here demonstrate Mr. Lin's exceptional understanding and command of this technique. In these paintings, Mr. Lin puts special emphasis on the application of the tip of the brush, creating lines that are steady and energetic. In the meantime, however, he does not refrain from -utilizing the side of the brush to present lines of a difference, character: graceful and elegant. In addition to lines, Mr. Lin also applies generously large patches of color, which were once the exclusive domain of Western art, and uses them to achieve a most vivid result. Last, but not least, Mr. Lin is superbly successful in manipulating the blank in his works--a favorite technique of traditional Chinese art--to create the illusion of an expansive, gradational space. As a result, his paintings often speak volumes where the artist's brush has never even touched, leaving much to the imagination of the audience. The flowers in Mr. Lin's art works, created with the splash-ink technique using both Chinese ink and water color, represent another aspect of his daring ingenuity. For ordinary artists, the mixing of Chinese ink and watercolor and of rice paper and dark ink is a forbidden realm, especially in free-hand painting, for even a slight mishandling of the process would plunge the endeavor into utter chaos. In breaking with convention and deliberately taking this perilous approach, Mr. Lin not only demonstrates his remarkable vision and courage, but also manages to reach a level of clarity in his paintings boasted only by a selected few. Even the darkest patches of ink under his brush appear extremely rich in gradations. This is truly an extraordinary artistic result, accomplished only through the artist's extraordinarily bold strategy. |