Author: Lin, Deng
Title: Distant Echoes. Silk Tapestries by Deng Lin
Description: Hong Kong: hanart, 1993. Wittenborn Art Books distribution. Sq. 4to. 30 x 29 cm. French fold wraps. Text in English and Chinese. 48pp. Artist statement: For the last several years I have been engaged in a search for a way to integrate a contemporary spirit with my personal sense of aesthetics and love of traditional Chinese ink painting. The Distant Echoes Series is the direct result of these years of effort and exploration. I have a deep admiration for traditional Chinese ink painting: it has an inner purity and luminosity that shines like hidden gold. It moves and stimulates me. I am also attracted by the boldness and unexpectedness of contemporary art. In my work, I have tried to incorporate qualities of both. In addition, I am fascinated by the power of the Neolithic pottery created by craftsmen 5,000 years ago, and have used it as an inspiration in my art. I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to Hanart T Z Gallery for organising this first . solo exhibition of my Distant Echoes works in Hong Kong, and to my many friends in Hong Kong for their warm enthusiasm and support. Finally, I would like to thank the dedicated craftsmen of the Ru Gao Silk Tapestry Workshop in Jiangsu Province who wove the Distant Echoes tapestries for me. DengLin 23 March, 1993 Beijing. .

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