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Details
- Alternative title
- 蜘蛛网
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Date
- 1971
- Media categories
- Scroll , Painting
- Materials used
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 69.5 x 34.0 cm image; 169.5 x 61.8 cm scroll
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, in Chinese, inscribed in black ink, "辛亥冬日丁衍庸写" [Ding Yanyong painted in the winter of the Xinghai year (1971)]. l.r. corner, in Chinese, stamped in red seal, "丁氏" [Mr Ding].
- Credit
- Bequest of Edmund Capon AM OBE 2023
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 192.2023
- Copyright
- © Estate of Ding Yanyong
- Artist information
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Ding Yanyong 丁衍镛
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About
A tiny spider, the expansive web around it and the dark leaves in the top right corner of the painting create a sense of tension. The painting is typical of the work of Ding Yanyong who is known for using simple lines and sparse composition to create seemingly effortless images of familiar subjects. In his minimalist approach of expressing the essence of nature, Ding was greatly influenced by master Zhu Da (1626–1705) who lived two centuries before him.
Ding was born in Guangzhou and started his formal art education at the Western Painting Department of Tokyo School of Fine Arts (present day Tokyo University of the Arts). Later he became an advocate for the rejuvenation of Chinese ink art. He believed that ‘Chinese art is superior in the sense that its artistic expressions are limitless – because it is not tied to any exterior form’.
A&L, June 2023
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Where the work was made
China