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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation, © Qiu Shihua
Qiu Shihua 邱世華
Untitled (No. 30) 無題（第30號）
1995
Though this seemingly empty canvas evokes elements of abstraction and minimalism, it draws from the Taoist concept of ‘nothingness’ rather than Western art history. There is a meditative quality to Qiu’s practice. In Untitled (No. 30), spectators need to be patient before a figurative landscape – replete with drifting clouds, trees, and riverbanks – appears behind the veil of white. Qiu trained in traditional landscape ink painting, but after a visit to France in the 1980s, he developed a disciplined approach that fuses elements of Impressionism and Taoism to create canvases that drift between the conventions of Western scenery and Chinese landscapes.
Mapping Chinese Art, 1972–2012: Selections for the M+ Sigg Collection. M+, Hong Kong, 2019. sigg.mplus.org.hk
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