Fan Shao Hua, Cosmic Indifference, 2015, 81 x 180cm, Oil on Canvas
After a decade of immersion and experimentation in combining the genres of abstract expressionism and Chinese ink painting, Fan Shao Hua presents an unprecedented series of oil paintings, titled ‘Symphony of Happiness’. In returning to his roots as a Chinese painter, and drawing upon his classical training in Western oil painting, Fan presents us an exciting visual ensemble where the boundaries of representation, abstraction and formalism are blurred. Viewing his paintings is akin to gazing at the grand cosmic movement of the universe and nature, with all things in a constant state of flux and movement. The creative process begins from the point of the artist’s heart, without reference to a particular subject – the concept of the universal is discovered in one’s experience and reaction to the greater forces of nature, from a certain quietude as found in the flower of the Lotus. This tension between pictorial flatness and energetic, corporeal forms is made possible by the artist’s deftness in his brushstrokes, which draws on the best traits of the xieyi tradition: lively, rhythmic and expressive, emphasizing the visually poetic qualities of Eastern painting. Grounded in life, but yet aspiring to the cosmos, to a more spiritual plane of experience – perhaps that describes the spirit of the painting, and of the artist himself.
Exhibition Opening Date: 7 October 2015, 7pm
Venue: Public Art Space, Pan Pacific Singapore
Address: 7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039595
When: 7 Oct 2015 - 31 Jan 2016, 11am-8pm Daily
By: Asia Art Collective (Art Gallery & Consultancy)
