Drinks Reception: Wednesday 22 November, 6 - 8pm
Weimin He, Liu Hongzhi and Wang Chunjie studied at the School of Arts, Harbin Normal University, in the 1980s. After a reunion in 2016, the artists discovered how much they still had in common, in particular their shared passion for work in paper and ink.
Ink painting has a long and deep-rooted history in China, however, these artists tend to take the tradition into a more contemporary arena. Each of them has developed their own distinctive style, and their mutual goal is to utilise the medium to explore their innermost thoughts. San Xiang – loosely translated as ‘Three marks of existence’ – is an exhibition of works in response to the ever-changing world, revealing the artists’ struggle, bitterness, outrage and even despair at reality.
