Published on：2020-10-16Views：4
Artwork Analysis
This painting by Wu Chang-Peng (1934-2013) features Taoyuan’s famous tourist spot, Long-Zhu Bay, on which twin peaks stand opposite each other as if on a face-off, and the water is dotted with tourist boats. Painter’s inscription: "Landscape of Long-Zhu Bay, Longtan, Wan-Li, Wu Chang-Peng, Summer, 2002." Name seal: "Wanli" (intaglio); "Wu Chang-Peng" (relief); Head seal: "Auspicious" (relief); Corner seal: "Wu Chang-Peng" (relief).
The painting features a style akin to that of photographic framing, with a well-defined forefront, middle and distant spatial arrangement. Placed in the center of the foreground is a stone-paved ascending path stretching towards the top before meandering to the left, thus guiding the viewer’s line of sight to the cliffs on the left. The cliffs and the boulders face each other diagonally, accentuating the spatial depth where the water in the middle ground is. Houses are vaguely visible on the distant lush green meadow, and farther ahead are more mountains enveloped in clouds and mists. The painter applied dry Cun blotting and skim-brushing brushstrokes to produce the texture of mountain boulders before slightly dyeing them with umber pigments. The trees are painted with wet thick-ink dotting and dyeing brushstrokes, plus green pigments of variegated gradations for the effect of luxuriant vegetation. A few brushes of light blue are applied to the water surface, and the space at the bottom is kept blank for a touch of poetics.
Wu Chang-Peng mainly depicts the landscapes, clouds, snow, and sea waves seen during trips, capturing day-to-day scenes and recording the local customs of Taiwan. This painting depicts Wu’s hometown vistas, demonstrating a unique color and ink brushwork.
The painting features a style akin to that of photographic framing, with a well-defined forefront, middle and distant spatial arrangement. Placed in the center of the foreground is a stone-paved ascending path stretching towards the top before meandering to the left, thus guiding the viewer’s line of sight to the cliffs on the left. The cliffs and the boulders face each other diagonally, accentuating the spatial depth where the water in the middle ground is. Houses are vaguely visible on the distant lush green meadow, and farther ahead are more mountains enveloped in clouds and mists. The painter applied dry Cun blotting and skim-brushing brushstrokes to produce the texture of mountain boulders before slightly dyeing them with umber pigments. The trees are painted with wet thick-ink dotting and dyeing brushstrokes, plus green pigments of variegated gradations for the effect of luxuriant vegetation. A few brushes of light blue are applied to the water surface, and the space at the bottom is kept blank for a touch of poetics.
Wu Chang-Peng mainly depicts the landscapes, clouds, snow, and sea waves seen during trips, capturing day-to-day scenes and recording the local customs of Taiwan. This painting depicts Wu’s hometown vistas, demonstrating a unique color and ink brushwork.
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