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Qin Zhao 赵秦

Qin Zhao 赵秦

星临 Starfall, 流光 Fleeting Light, 默然 Silence, 独火 Solitary Flame

2019

Medium:

Ink on paper, Bark paper

Dimension:

星临 38cm × 52cm, 流光 39cm × 53cm, 默然 38cm × 53cm, 独火 43cm × 53cm

With these four paintings, I explore an aesthetic rooted in darkness. In classical Chinese literature, "black" has long held symbolic significance, yet it remains seldom explored within visual art. My artistic pursuit aims to translate literary implications of darkness into aesthetic experience and creation.

Drawing inspiration from natural phenomena—starry nights, storms, thunder, and lightning—I ground this aesthetic firmly in tangible experiences, capturing and intensifying fleeting subjective sensations. These moments evolve into literary imagery, refined and distilled into visual forms, expressed through corresponding artistic language.

Within darkness lies a mysterious, unknowable force—a realm abundant with creative possibilities, waiting to be unveiled.

星临 Starfall
流光 Fleeting Light
默然 Silence
独火 Solitary Flame
星临 Starfall
流光 Fleeting Light
默然 Silence
独火 Solitary Flame

About the Artist

Qin Zhao 赵秦

Zhao Qin is a distinguished contemporary Chinese literati painter. He graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and is currently a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Visual Culture at Nanjing University and the Vice President of the Calligraphy and Painting Society of Nanjing University. In 2013, he pursued further studies in creative design at Kingston University in London, UK. Zhao is an associate professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and has taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Chinese Academy of Painting. He has held positions as a special invited artist, editor, and vice president of the Gu Luo Tang Academy of Painting. Zhao has also been invited to teach at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Jia Youfu's Landscape Painting Master Class), the Chinese Calligraphy Academy, and the Overseas Education College of Nanjing University.

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Fractured Horizons

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Qin Zhao 赵秦

About the Artist

Qin Zhao 赵秦

Zhao Qin is a distinguished contemporary Chinese literati painter. He graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and is currently a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Visual Culture at Nanjing University and the Vice President of the Calligraphy and Painting Society of Nanjing University. In 2013, he pursued further studies in creative design at Kingston University in London, UK. Zhao is an associate professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and has taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Chinese Academy of Painting. He has held positions as a special invited artist, editor, and vice president of the Gu Luo Tang Academy of Painting. Zhao has also been invited to teach at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Jia Youfu's Landscape Painting Master Class), the Chinese Calligraphy Academy, and the Overseas Education College of Nanjing University.

Gallery

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Fractured Horizons

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Qin Zhao 赵秦

About the Artist

Qin Zhao 赵秦

Zhao Qin is a distinguished contemporary Chinese literati painter. He graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and is currently a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Visual Culture at Nanjing University and the Vice President of the Calligraphy and Painting Society of Nanjing University. In 2013, he pursued further studies in creative design at Kingston University in London, UK. Zhao is an associate professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and has taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Chinese Academy of Painting. He has held positions as a special invited artist, editor, and vice president of the Gu Luo Tang Academy of Painting. Zhao has also been invited to teach at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Jia Youfu's Landscape Painting Master Class), the Chinese Calligraphy Academy, and the Overseas Education College of Nanjing University.