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Trained as a traditional ink artist,
Wu Hsueh-Jang has sought to
continuously revolutionise his work
with a childlike innocence. Wu
studied under modern Chinese
painting masters such as Lin
Fengmian, Huang Binhong, Pan
Tianshou, Li Keran and Fu Baoshi
at the Hangzhou National Art
College in 1943 and subsequently
moved to Taiwan in 1948.

Wu’s work arouses childhood or
ancestral memories by depicting
adorable figures with minimalist
lines or patterns from ancient
myths. His work reflects the
revolutionary spirit of the frontiers
of contemporary ink art. Emitting
a vibrant energy, Footprints (Lot
874) was created after his root-
searching journey to mainland
China where he was inspired by
patterns on ancient bronzeware
and spirals on Neolithic pottery.
Here, he restages this fascination
with the ever-changing universe
with an almost ritualistic dance
of brush on paper. The uneven
application of colours in the
background adds a naïve and
humanistic touch that departs
from the geometric abstractionism
of Europe. Joy (Lot 873) portrays
a family of baby geese following
their mother with highly simple
lines, which is a continuation of the
expressionist tradition in Chinese
painting. The mottles created by
dyeing technique recall a memory
of home.

873 吳 學 讓（1 9 2 4 -2 0 1 3）
WU HSUEH-JANG (1924-2013) 樂
Joy
水墨 蠟染 絹本
Scroll, mounted and framed 2012年作
Ink and batik on silk
71 x 56 cm. (28 x 22 in.) 展覽
Executed in 2012
台北，國立臺灣美術館，“線性．符號．東方幾何－吳學讓藝
EXHIBITED 術特展”，2017年2月18日-5月7日
台北，國立國父紀念館，“夢中家園－吳學讓95紀念特展”，
Taipei, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Linearity•Symbols• Eastern 2017年8月17日-9月27日
Geometry – Wu Hsueh-Jang Art Exhibition, 18 February-7 May 2017
Taipei, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Dreaming of Homeland - Wu Hsueh-Jang 出版
95th Memorial Exhibition, 17 August-27 September 2017
《線性．符號．東方幾何－吳學讓藝術特展》，國立臺灣美術
LITERATURE 館，台北，2017年2月，第217頁

Linearity•Symbols• Eastern Geometry – Wu Hsueh-Jang Art Exhibition, 《夢中家園－吳學讓95紀念特展》，國立國父紀念館，台北，
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, February 2017, p. 217 2017年8月，第118頁
Dreaming of Homeland - Wu Hsueh-Jang 95th Memorial Exhibition, Sun Yat-
sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, August 2017, p. 118

HK$80,000-100,000
US$11,000-13,000

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