The work of Wu Guanzhong is exhibited at the National Gallery, Singapore, to commemorate the centenary of the artist’s birth in 2019. Blending Chinese ink drawing with western modernist styles, Guanzhong was a bold experimenter who also wrote about art and creativity. The exhibition explores his distinctive art.
National Gallery Singapore presents Wu Guanzhong: Expressions of Pen & Palette to commemorate the centennial year of the artist’s birth in 2019. An innovator in fusing Chinese ink with Western modernism, and a significant painter of the 20th century, Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010) is also known as a prolific writer on art criticism and creativity. The exhibition explores the relationship between his artistic creations and literary writing by bringing together major works from Singapore’s National Collection and a key Southeast Asian private collection.
The third in a series of exhibitions at the Wu Guanzhong Gallery, this exhibition provides a new perspective and facilitate a deeper understanding towards appreciating Wu’s art that epitomises mastery and innovation within the wider context of ink aesthetics.
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