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Divine Light 2000–8

Zhang Yu Chinese
2000
Not on view
Exploiting the potential of the ink medium to create powerful nonfigurative works, this piece from Zhang’s Divine Light series presents abstract geometric fields interwoven with irregular bands in starkly contrasting shades of ink monochrome. Animating the picture surface are webs of delicate crackles and clusters of water drops, creating a sparkling, vibrating visual effect. 2000–8 resembles a cross section of a sedimentary rock that is undergoing metamorphosis.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 當代 張羽 靈光2000-8
  • Title: Divine Light 2000–8
  • Artist: Zhang Yu (Chinese, born 1959)
  • Date: 2000
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 39 3/8 in. (400 × 100 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 14 ft. 7 in. × 44 5/8 in. (444.5 × 113.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Chung Ching-hsin, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.121
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Zhang Yu
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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