Hong Ling

Profile

Artworks

Exhibits

Network

Reviews

Comments

Interview with Hong Ling
by Iona Whittaker
2012-10-28

China, Oct. 2012: In a setting far removed from Beijing’s urgent crowds lies the home of Hong Ling, one of China’s foremost “modern Guohua” artists. Guohua, meaning “national painting”, refers to the Chinese landscape painting traditions which have evolved over hundreds – perhaps thousands – of years. In classical Chinese philosophy, mood is everything, determining what should be included (be it in poetry, painting or writing), and what is left aside. In seeking to portray a subjec... [more]