Su Chang
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Texts
- About Su Chang’s “Scene,” Series
- Expedition, photographs on archival paper, 100 x 73 cm, 2011
- Portrait of the Four Gentlemen, mixed media, 80 x 56 x 12 cm, 2012
- Shelf Life, installation, cream cake, dimensions variable, 2009-2010
- Su Chang, Portrait of a Tree, plaster and ink, 10 x 10 x 5cm, 2012
- Untitled Mountain No 1, digital print on low acid paper, 60 x 60 cm, 2011
- “Street Garden,” Fiberglass Sculpture, 49 x 49 x 50 cm, 2010
Exhibitions
- Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Forgotten PlacesNovember 26th, 2011 - January 7th, 2012
- Learning from the Literati 2September 6th, 2011 - October 17th, 2011
- Refracted Realities
April 9th, 2011 - May 9th, 2011 - Re-Visioning History May 22nd, 2010 - July 17th, 2010
- Make Over January 24th, 2009 - March 13th, 2009
Su Chang, Portrait of a Tree, plaster and ink, 10 x 10 x 5cm, 2012
Materials have been influential in the development of art. After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, there was a preference for paper and it was at that time that ink boomed in popularity. In keeping with this tradition, I thought I would try to experience the vitality of these traditional materials.
The ancients had a continuous, long-term, rich and vigorous way of seeing things. Just like a tree in an insignificant place, if we give it time, it can slowly grow into something big and magnificent.
But in our era, we only look ahead; we are reckless and only look for short-term gains. Culturally speaking, we could say that we are in a phase of self-extermination.
So here I paint from memory, from my heart, a portrait of a tree.
