White U Shape
Artist：Cao Jigang
Year：2023
Media：175 x 250 cm
Media：Tempera on linen
In contrast to Cao Jigang’s usual gray palette, White U Shape combines lapis lazuli tones with the jade-like luster of tempera, exuding poetic charm through its gentle curves. The piece resembles a snowy landscape and evokes the work of Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei, especially his “Snow Creek Painting,” known as “Four Emptiness”: the emptiness of people, mountains, water, and sky, ultimately reaching a state of inner emptiness and tranquility.
Artist
Cao Jigang
(China, b.1955）
Cao Jigang, was graduated from Material Expression Studio of Oil Painting Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, also was a professor at Foundation Year Program Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts. Currently living, working in Beijing, China, and exhibiting widely in museums and curated exhibitions. Cao Jigang received the Silver Prize in The National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1999. His work is included in public collection including The National Art Museum of China in Beijing, Shanghai Art Museum and New Hall of China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.
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