死城, 2020
This piece is inspired by Chinese 山水画 (shānshuǐ huā) paintings and was made for a project curated by Raimonda Da Ros, a Master’s student at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.
Traditional shānshuǐ huā are broken down into several elements: shān 山 means “mountain”, and shuǐ 水 means “water,” so of course mountains and water are primarily featured in the paintings. Black ink is used to depict winding paths, and although the paintings do not have to be precise studies of the enivronment surrounding the artist, the essence of the place must be captured.
My version of the shanshui hua adopts these elements, and I imagine this is the view atop a mountain not unlike the ones seen in the background. After traveling alone for miles and miles, you break through the brush and see this scene below you; the first sign of civilization you have seen in months. But the cityscape seems to be empty...is it deserted? Abandoned? Do you travel down to investigate, or do you consider yourself lucky that you were spared?
This piece is based off of a poem by Da Ros about an alien visiting earth.
This piece is inspired by Chinese 山水画 (shānshuǐ huā) paintings and was made for a project curated by Raimonda Da Ros, a Master’s student at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.
Traditional shānshuǐ huā are broken down into several elements: shān 山 means “mountain”, and shuǐ 水 means “water,” so of course mountains and water are primarily featured in the paintings. Black ink is used to depict winding paths, and although the paintings do not have to be precise studies of the enivronment surrounding the artist, the essence of the place must be captured.
My version of the shanshui hua adopts these elements, and I imagine this is the view atop a mountain not unlike the ones seen in the background. After traveling alone for miles and miles, you break through the brush and see this scene below you; the first sign of civilization you have seen in months. But the cityscape seems to be empty...is it deserted? Abandoned? Do you travel down to investigate, or do you consider yourself lucky that you were spared?
This piece is based off of a poem by Da Ros about an alien visiting earth.