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THE COLOURS OF CH’AN (Les Couleurs du zen): TRIBUTE TO HSIAO CHIN (Peintures de Hsiao Chin)

Past exhibition
13 March - 3 June 2019 Others
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Hsiao Chin, Expansion of Force, 1965, Acrylic on canvas, 102 x 133 cm
Hsiao Chin, Expansion of Force, 1965, Acrylic on canvas, 102 x 133 cm

Produced with the assistance of the Hsiao Chin International Foundation (Taipei), the exhibition presents a corpus representative of the great moments of the work of painter Hsiao Chin born in Shanghai in 1935, initiator of the Italian movement Punto (1961-1966). His work mixes influence American abstract expressionism, the spiritual and performative painting of the Gutai group in Japan, producing a singular colored abstraction.

 

Hsiao Chin embodies the visionary figure of a Chinese artist whose entire work represents an opening and exchanges on the world and its cultures.

 

Les Couleurs du Zen is the first exhibition in a European museum by the painter Hsiao Chin which has been the subject of numerous exhibitions or retrospectives in the largest Asian museums, including the Shanghai China Art Museum in 2018. A selection of works presents the Hsiao Chin's artistic evolutions since the 1950s, through a Zen inspired selection from the Foundation's collections as well as from European and Asian private collections and archives. It was in the 1960s that he founded in Milan from the teachings of Zen philosophy and especially the "spirit of contemplation" the Punto movement (1961-1966) alongside Lucio Fontana. Punto is the first and only Western art school created in the 20th century by a Chinese artist. Punto, in Italian "point", refers to the Far Eastern design from which all things are in one.

 

In the 1970s, Hsiao Chin left Italy to teach painting in the United States where he met Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning and then became interested in abstract expressionism. From his cosmopolitan vocation which made him go through Japan where he frequented the painters of the Gutai group, the profoundly universal work, made of crossbreeding, crosses the history of abstract art of the 20th century. A path of signs and an ode to the purity of the gesture emerge. In a series entitled Dancing Light, Hsiao Chin retains the art of the gesture of the legacy of Chinese calligraphy, like a journey of signs.

 

This exhibition is presented at the Heidelbach Hotel in the temporary exhibition space.

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Works
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, UA-91, 1960
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, UA-91, 1960
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Encounter 相遇, 1961
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Encounter 相遇, 1961
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Shadow of the Moon (L’ombra della Luna) 月影, 1961
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Shadow of the Moon (L’ombra della Luna) 月影, 1961
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Follow 相隨, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Follow 相隨, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Maneuver (Il Tornare) 迴旋, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Maneuver (Il Tornare) 迴旋, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Beginning of Tao-3 (L'Inizio Del Tao-3) 道之始-3 , 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Beginning of Tao-3 (L'Inizio Del Tao-3) 道之始-3 , 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Beginning of Tao-2 道之始-2, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Beginning of Tao-2 道之始-2, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Heat 熾, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Heat 熾, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Contemplation 靜觀, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Contemplation 靜觀, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Tao 道, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Tao 道, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Forward Looking 遠望, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Forward Looking 遠望, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Untitled 無題, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Untitled 無題, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Awakening 覺然, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Awakening 覺然, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Protection for Kindness (Conservare la debolezza) 守柔, 1962
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Protection for Kindness (Conservare la debolezza) 守柔, 1962
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Movement-2 動態-2, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Movement-2 動態-2, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Movement-3 動態-3, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Movement-3 動態-3, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Illuminated Heart-1 (Cuore Illuminato-1) 妙心-1, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Illuminated Heart-1 (Cuore Illuminato-1) 妙心-1, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Illuminated Heart-2 (Cuore Illuminato-2) 妙心-2, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Illuminated Heart-2 (Cuore Illuminato-2) 妙心-2, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-16 光之躍動-16, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-16 光之躍動-16, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-12 光之躍動-12, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-12 光之躍動-12, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-15 光之躍動-15, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Dancing Light-15 光之躍動-15, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Great Earth 大地, 1963
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Great Earth 大地, 1963
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Cause Of Life-1 緣生-1, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Cause Of Life-1 緣生-1, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Cause Of Life-2 緣生-2, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Cause Of Life-2 緣生-2, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Through 貫, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Through 貫, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Hope 希望, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Hope 希望, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Sun-9 太陽-9, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Sun-9 太陽-9, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Positive Energy 正能, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Positive Energy 正能, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, In the Depth of Darkness (Nel profondo delle Tenebre) 在黑暗的深處, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, In the Depth of Darkness (Nel profondo delle Tenebre) 在黑暗的深處, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Energy of Meditation (La forza della meditazione) 冥想的能量, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Energy of Meditation (La forza della meditazione) 冥想的能量, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Prevision 預知, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Prevision 預知, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Light of Hope 希望之光, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Light of Hope 希望之光, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Expansion of Force 力之擴張, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Expansion of Force 力之擴張, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Unlimited Energy 無限之能, 1964
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Unlimited Energy 無限之能, 1964
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Energy Gathering 聚能, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Energy Gathering 聚能, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Radiation (La proiezione) 放射, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Radiation (La proiezione) 放射, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Universe Projection 1 (La proiezione dell'universo-1) 宇宙之放射-1, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Universe Projection 1 (La proiezione dell'universo-1) 宇宙之放射-1, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Universe Projection-3 (La proiezione dell'universo-3) 宇宙之放射-3, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Universe Projection-3 (La proiezione dell'universo-3) 宇宙之放射-3, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Oh! How Vertiginous 哦!多麼令人眩惑, 1965
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Oh! How Vertiginous 哦!多麼令人眩惑, 1965
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Energy 能量, 1968
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Energy 能量, 1968
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, No Form 無形無象, 1972
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, No Form 無形無象, 1972
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Beginning of Chi-5 炁之始-5, 1983
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Beginning of Chi-5 炁之始-5, 1983
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Chi-315 炁-315, 1984
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Chi-315 炁-315, 1984
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Grande Chi 大炁, 1986
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Grande Chi 大炁, 1986
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Bright Light-Homage to Ascendence 明光-向昇華致敬, 1990
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Bright Light-Homage to Ascendence 明光-向昇華致敬, 1990
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Sublimation of Samantha-9 (La sublimazione di Samantha-9) 莎芒妲之昇華-9, 1991
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Sublimation of Samantha-9 (La sublimazione di Samantha-9) 莎芒妲之昇華-9, 1991
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Flying Over The Eternal Garden-11 飛越永久的花園-11, 1996
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Flying Over The Eternal Garden-11 飛越永久的花園-11, 1996
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Power of the New Universe (Il potere dell’ Universo Nuovo) 新宇宙之能, 1997
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Power of the New Universe (Il potere dell’ Universo Nuovo) 新宇宙之能, 1997
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Flying Over The Eternal Garden-23 飛越永久的花園-23, 1998
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Flying Over The Eternal Garden-23 飛越永久的花園-23, 1998
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Bright Side 光明彼岸, 1999
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Bright Side 光明彼岸, 1999
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Concerto-5 協奏-5, 1999
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Concerto-5 協奏-5, 1999
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Spiritual Reflection-42 心靈之體現-42, 2000
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Spiritual Reflection-42 心靈之體現-42, 2000
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Heart of Universe Energy 宇宙能量心, 2009
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Heart of Universe Energy 宇宙能量心, 2009
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Chi-5 炁-5, 2011
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, Chi-5 炁-5, 2011
  • Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Suite of Universe-2 宇宙組曲-2, 2015
    Hsiao Chin 蕭勤, The Suite of Universe-2 宇宙組曲-2, 2015
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