NanHai Art (520 Broadway, Millbrae, CA) present Sublimity, a solo exhibition of recent works by Hou Beiren from February 22 to March 29, 2014. There will be a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 22.
The exhibit featurs 25 paintings created by the 97 year old painter between 2010-13. Beiren uses both Chinese and Western traditions in his work--Chinese brushwork and Western Abstract Expressionism. The title of the exhibit refers to the ultimate standard by which Chinese masterpieces are judged. A work is ranked by how it reveals the innate spirit beneath physical form. Present material realism isn not part of acknowledging a work to be a "masterpiece" in this tradition.
Beirne was born in Liaoning, China and was educated in Japan. He currently lives and works in Los Altos, California.
The exhibit featurs 25 paintings created by the 97 year old painter between 2010-13. Beiren uses both Chinese and Western traditions in his work--Chinese brushwork and Western Abstract Expressionism. The title of the exhibit refers to the ultimate standard by which Chinese masterpieces are judged. A work is ranked by how it reveals the innate spirit beneath physical form. Present material realism isn not part of acknowledging a work to be a "masterpiece" in this tradition.
Beirne was born in Liaoning, China and was educated in Japan. He currently lives and works in Los Altos, California.
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