Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

ity in fare 1uch higher than < nbout Chinese tradition– .,nd the significance or 1 hemes which seem to 11.. the an . 111 know, f,,r example. " hy p,tintcrs ~ccm 10 have a u.:c for painting on , 1111r,li: reason is that do IH)t consider pain1in 1 s ·,1rator's as~cl, but Sllmcth• 1,hould be con1crnplated in 1 ,inner of music IC, 1,ngs the • believe should he cd", rcnectcd upon and lied up and stored, to be 1 out again in lhc fotun: . c is nothini: s~houl-ruo111i,h 1he commentary, pro1•idcd cnsing way by the familiar nf vetcrnn actor Fred I ilm docs not concern itself with traditional painting, uchcs on other craft areas .,: silk weaving and the • of the seals that arc al to each Chinese ):, ly worthy of a spot on s Incredible" arc the skills Chinese craftsmen using •amboo brushes for exotic ontings, or the embroiderers threads a 24th the thickness uman hair to complete their ng art. 111, this rare film is n must ·ightcn enjoyment of v rare art event enc. ybody who misses this pro• may sec it at the Chinese ition. ring of • • 1t1on ns tor r (both cse Ink y subtle lly arr ld IL IS u11d ink UC(Jllil'CS \\l'itlnt: 1lch Rl'C e all in nl.ing. url. ls l)E\llll· : tcrnrr f Tl1,.. Clllll('~C h:l\'r. been re- 111n1·k1d1ly free or n mn11•cr11t rccl view nf the world. ;\Ia n feels not upart trom nature but pal't. al 1L. ~l'hcrr fore. this rcvcrcncr- rur not. 0 111) 1 11 rnajrstlc mou11t1111 lnnrb,capc buL ulso for a lil t.le IJin l 01· 11 cl rngonfl) 1, because Ihey. 111u, Hl'e SC('ll ns munlfe.'JtHLIOHS or Lhr. clcrnn I life fnl'cc. :\ Cllit1C!,C Jnndscnpc 1xdnt 11H.:: ls not n ropv fro111 11nt11rc, U111 nn tricnl crcntln11. cs111·cssing Lh :,p1rlt ,,r nnturc. I L Is :a-~·mbol1c lu11clscnpc. l\louutain: rt IHI water. Ihe SYtll· hot~ of Yn ni.:-Yl11. nrc nc\·er nb::ic111. T h<'l'f• Is 11n nrn 11-1·1·,•111crt JWI'· sp1 1 ct 1vc. bm lnfmitc l:11S1111c pace. \\"h II mf'ln is shown In the Jn m1scnpr . ln• Is :1 l lny figure wanctcrln~ In the w11dcr- 11cf;."I, or In dr1•p COlll ClllJ)ln tlnn 11f nuturc's 1,:randcur. or e:._;r,1t'~– inc his rcr llni::s 111 n111sk 111nki11i;:. T he spncc of thr lia11g1m: ~r rull ls rC'ad llJl\\'lll'cis 1u1<I d m,·11,\n1·cls~ follnwtng the rhythm r ro<'kS n11rt vcgct:1tion, render cl 111 :-p11·1lt•cl l>ru~l1work. \.VIH\11 p.rnrtua lly 1111ro1i11nq ,. hnllcl~r roll. 011c nrnk ".i a pilgrim • ll[!f" Ill l ltll!', Cl1111csr nrl npprrrintlon nh\'a)·;i. Im:-. shown 111 110t 111nk111f! n pr r1no11cnt tli:,plny r ~croll!:i. blll kcc11111 g them In prr dou, rnt1- rn ln c1·s :111d nnl\' bn11g111..! thr111 lllil Oil NJ}C<'!OI nt'l'fl:..IUfl',. :-IHll'lll..! 1!1clr contemplstt lun ,, ttll frtcnrl ,, 1111<1 llC\'rl' (IX!) .,111~ t ilc 111 t u Pll1~ f., 11(' Cj"f'.'-. 0 Mr11l:-ilio11 11l'f't11Trtl only 111 lt'~s rrfi n(ld l'll'i'lf'\, Ill late- lllllt'. Pnlntin1t 111 r hlna has a Ion:.: l l'JHllt ion nl 11111111 ur p nl11 IC'IS Ill tlH" tl'llC '-Cl\'lC. or I lie ICl'II I. The rtncsL masters \\' 11 r" Rnuu eurs a11cl most or thrm \\'err litCl'llLf. c•ultlll'Cd 111('11, who \\'{'l'C' ~lso poet n11cl rnusl ·,an~. T hrr were sch lars. monks, ·ta l cs111c11 nnd C'\'f'll cmprrors. - nn CIERTR DI•: l.:\SG Ell WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981' '{ ' <.~ I .1!: ; / 8 1 ~· \ .. (· µ , JI ,. ~ I r. i ~~ i \ I J > l _:..... .. - .. ----· A SA"'l'LE ol" th e S5II million ('hine,c lr:u li lion:tl :trt cxhihition. :t st·roll painted In 10;?4 . II is in 11cctt>cl b.1· l'hinr,c 1-:mh:1~, ~· olfil'ia I '" :ui:1111 .f la n Huilu, who is in ·lrnr~\! ur 1·11ll11r:1 I cxt•han ~cs from lh • l'co1ilc's ltrpuhllr. ,IIMtll/lN(; one 11/ 1/w numr ,,,;,;,,1,.,~ t:hin,,,,, ,,,,;,111111411 o/ 1l111 Mi1111 mul t.)i11« 11.''IWlfliclf flt tlrn ,,,,,-,,,;,,ll of tlut Tr,•a101r,• o/ tl1r J'orl,i,l– ,J,.,. (.'it.,· ot 1l1c (lm•rttA• lnml ,lrl G11llt•r.,• (/,um l1•/1) lm,,r,I o/ tru~lf•,•• 1·ir,•-1,r,••i,l,•111, llr ,,,. "''"' /l,•/11111 ,,.;,,, """" I Ji,,,, o/ tlh' 1:1111m~~.1• o/ tit,, l',•,111l1•,i U,•11111,li,• o/ Chinn in ..l1utrnlitl ,m,l tmly /.',•1H:,v .'fruut ,