New forms of

Ink painting

Learning intention:

Build upon your knowledge of Qi Baishi and Traditional Chinese Ink painting

Explore non-traditional artists who borrow from the traditional technique of Chinese Ink painting

Recognise and identify how contemporary artists change traditional representations of nature, people and landscapes in their artwork.

Success Criteria:

Identify the differences by answering questions or a class discussion in class on different styles and approaches to artmaking.

Think about how you can incorporate a personal and contemporary approach in your artwork.

Li Jin

The world is yours, 2020 by Li JinFood, feasts and abundance have long appeared as themes in the work of Li Jin, a renowned artist who records contemporary moments using established ink painting techniques and traditional materials such as bamboo paper. In The world is yours, a ...

CLASSWORK

Look at the artwork above following the link.

Watch the video on the artist Li Jin

Answer the following questions in your Digital VAD, in your responses include:

full sentences that comment on composition, subject matter and medium.
Use of the PEDAL scaffold
reference to the citation, artist's name and name of the artwork
description of the cultural relevance of the artwork.

Is the artist representing a particular social or cultural group? (2-3 sentences)

How is this communicated in their practice? (1-2 sentences)

How has the artist explored a specific perspective, point of view, or cultural knowledge in their artmaking? (3-4 sentences)

Kate Beynon

Ding Yanyong

Balance in the life and work of Ding YanyongWe recall the vibrant, Fauvist palette of Chinese painter Ding Yanyong, who was inspired by African and aboriginal Taiwanese designs.

Howie Tsui

TIME BASED ART - algorithmic animation sequence, five channel video projection, six channel audio

Retainers of Anarchy, 2017 by Howie Tsui'Retainers of Anarchy' is a 25-metre-long animated video scroll, showing scenes from historic stories and modern life within ‘parallel universes’. Read right to left, there is no linear narrative and the work never repeats itself, having no beginning or end ...

ILUWANTI KEN

Artist statement

‘I paint the stories of my father’s country – Walawulu Tjukurpa – the story of the eagles. This is my tjukurpa and all of my children’s tjukurpa too.’ Iluwanti says that birds like the walawuru (eagles) and patupiri (swallows) have lessons for Anangu women about how to care for one’s children. These birds build strong wiltjas (shelters) for their family; they hunt for food and protect their young from dangers. Anangu mothers are like the birds; they hunt for food and bring it to their children, they protect their young from danger and build strong, safe homes for their children.

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