Liquid Creation
Hsiao Cho-Yu
蕭卓宇
Production date
2015
Object Detail
Media
ink on paper mounted on plywood
Measurements
143 x 364 cm
Notes
Seeking new dimensions in ink painting, Hsiao Cho-Yu focused on water. Choosing highly absorbent paper, he saturates it with water and adds more water to selected areas as he works. His ink seems to come alive, moving as if with a mind of its own. The artist must control it—not just with a brush
but by vibrating, circling and angling the paper—while leaving
it free to flow. “Things never turn out the way you plan,” he says.
“To me, that’s the essence of life.”
but by vibrating, circling and angling the paper—while leaving
it free to flow. “Things never turn out the way you plan,” he says.
“To me, that’s the essence of life.”
Accession number
2015.390