Wang Chao 王超
Chinese, born 1974
Pure Offerings on the Desk in the Studio of the Nine Tripods (九鬲房之案头清供)
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Wang Chao 王超
Chinese, born 19742003
Pure Offerings on the Desk in the Studio of the Nine Tripods (九鬲房之案头清供)
Wang Chao 王超 Chinese, born 1974 →Chinese (culture or style)21st Centurywoodcutprint
Date
2003
Medium
Multi-block woodcut print; water-soluble ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 × 49.8 cm (14 × 19 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Margaret Gentles Fund
Woodblock printing on paper emerged in China around the seventh century as a way to preserve and copy Buddhist texts. Since that time, printmakers in East Asia have refined the technique by experimenting with color, size, and ways of bringing the ink and paper into contact with the block.
Today, Chinese artists employ this time-honored medium to depict everything from landscapes to abstract forms. They also use different types of pigments to create varying degrees of opacity. This work comes from a portfolio that was commissioned in 1999 by the Muban Foundation in London to recognize the achievements of Chinese printmakers. This work demonstrates the woodblock print’s potential to connect the visual worlds of traditional and contemporary China.
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