Mild-mannered artist unbosoms wildness via ink paintings

Xuan Yongsheng (right) delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of his solo exhibition on Saturday. (Photo provided by Today Art Museum)

(ECNS) -- Chinese-Canadian artist Xuan Yongsheng's solo exhibition opened Saturday at the Today Art Museum in Beijing.

The exhibition, "The Madness, Elegance, and Thrill of Ink – The Spirit and Style of Xuan Yongsheng's Ink Painting," displays Xuan's recent series of "Not Mountain Not Water" as well as some early works to reflect his entire artistic career.

The mild-mannered artist blends Western aesthetic ideas including expressionism and abstractionism with the traditional Chinese ink painting, and explores his own style in the modern ink art.

The exhibition is intended to introduce the uniqueness of Xuan's ink painting, which breaks through the rigid painting style with the power of abstraction and imagination.

"Xuan's elegance and the paintings' wildness make the exhibition more attractive," remarked famous art critic Dao zi, who curates the exhibition.

The exhibition is set to run until September 26.

IF YOU GO

Address: 2/F Exhibition Hall of Building 2, Today Art Museum, Pinguo Community, No.32 Baiziwan Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing

Opening time: 10am to 6pm, Sept 20 to Sept 26, 2014

Tel: 8610-58760600