陳文希

直接購自藝術家
私人收藏，新加坡

The work is in good condition overall, as is the paper, which is free from creases and foxing. The painting has been remounted and cleaned gently. Framed, under Plexiglas.
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“Chen Wen Hsi simplified the “dragon pulse” of past masters, adopted the succinct and consummate expressions of Bada, and integrated Western compositional principles such as harmony, contrast, symmetry, rhythm and balance to develop “the parabolic curve” and “the oval.”  In doing so, he succeeded in extending the composition’s dramatic effect, creating a greater artistic realm, and imbibing a sense of movement and a perfectly harmonious feel to the otherwise limited pictorial space…In his large paintings of gibbons, the animals were portrayed in a variety of postures and with lively expressions: some with arms outstretched, head sticking out or leaping around, while others hung upside down, or assumed a squatting position…The tree trunks, branches and leaves that appeared in the scenes, rendered with brief strokes that wonderfully captured their forms, were juxtaposed in a non-chaotic fashion that brought a sense of quietude and stability to the otherwise dramatic and animated arrangement.”

Poon Lian, Goh Ngee Hui, Guiding Light On The Path Of Creativity – Remembering Dr. Chen Wen Hsi, Convergences:  Chen Wen Hsi Centennial Exhibition Vol. 1, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2006, p. 121