Left: Hélène Le Chatelier, Missing Part 4, Clay Ink and Paper, diam 18.4 cm x 22.5 cm, 2017 Right: MADAME, Hidden Words - L'absence de ta présence me désepère. La présence de ton absence me révèle ton éternité. Jacques de Bourbon Busset, Black ink on rice paper, 18 x 15 cm, 2017
The third edition of InkMagination is a group show by June Lee Yu Juan, Hélène Le Chatelier, Yen Chua, Madame, Pang, Yves Hasselman and Tania Nasr. It continues exploring contemporary ink art in the practice of Singaporean and French artists.
Ink art is not central to European art as it is in Chinese art. Indeed, since the literati painters in the Imperial China of the 13th century until today, with contemporay atists such as Zao Wou Ki or Xu Bing, ink has been the main medium used by Chinese artists in conjunction with poetry and calligraphy.
However, famous European artists such as Rembrandt and Nicolas Poussin in the 17th century or more recently Pierre Soulages have also extensively used the ink medium. The first objective of InkMagination is precisely to bring together Singaporean and French artists whose practice, though rooted in a different cultural background, intersect through the common ink medium.
InkMagination also strives to show how the creativity and imagination of these contemporary artists rejuvanate Chinese calligraphy on the one hand, Western aesthetic on the other. Moreover, InkMagination goes beyond visual art and associates poetry, writing, music and performance.
I Wish I WERE Here, Writing, Erasing, Recomposing, Expanding, focuses on memory and on the role of the artists in writing personal and national history.
Opening Night: 9 November 2017
Exhibition Duration: From 10 November to 14 December 2017
Venue: Intersections Gallery, 34 Kandahar Street, Singapore 198892
Opening hours: Wed to Sun, 2pm to 7pm
When: 10 Nov - 14 Dec 2017,
