Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method 刘国松：实验悟道
Exhibition Catalogue
“Seek first to be unique, and then to be excellent.” Artist Liu Kuo-sung imparted this maxim to his students in a bid to cultivate an ethos of experimentation, which he saw as fundamental to artistic creation. This bilingual research monograph explores how this pioneering figure of modern ink applies the same approach to his own practice: through experiments with brushless methods and the materiality of ink and paper, Liu has forged new ways of thinking about the legacy of Chinese ink painting.
Published on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition at National Gallery Singapore, this catalogue features five newly commissioned essays by renowned scholars, an interview with Liu, and over 60 full-colour image plates of Liu’s works. A section with rare archival materials—many published for the first time—charts how Liu explored and advocated for the modernisation of Chinese ink painting over the span of his 70-year career.
“先求异，再求好”——刘国松以此寄语鼓励学生培养实验精神作为艺术创作的核心。此中英双语专著探讨了这位现代水墨艺术先驱如何在实践中将这一理念贯彻始终。通过非传统技法和水墨纸张媒介的实验，刘国松提供了开拓中国画发展的思路。
本图录配合新加坡国家美术馆为刘国松举办的回顾展而出版，其中收录了五篇由著名学者撰写的专文，与艺术家的访谈录一篇，逾六十件作品的彩色图版及诸多首次出版的珍贵文献资料。这些文献节选展示了刘国松在七十年的艺术生涯中探索和倡导中国水墨画现代化的历程。
- Binding
- Hardback
- Languages
- English and Chinese
- Dimensions
- 275 × 220mm
- Extent
- 356pp
- ISBN
- 978-981-18-5568-9