Hilde Mertens
Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy
rhythm of strokes exhibition
Le Meridien - Marriott, hk
july-september 2023
Imagine that one stroke, (-,yi) is much more than the number "one", but the philosophical principle from which heaven and earth and all living things originated. (Kihoon Lee)
a single line can represent a living human being (picasso)
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I now know that a single line can represent everything
Rhythm of strokes in Chinese symbols, pictograms and poems, each with a beginning, a middle and an end. Chinese brushes, paper and ink, nowhere to hide. Practice and practice and uncover the shared expressions that connect us across culture and time.
It is easy to paint ghosts and devils.
The most difficult are dogs, horses and other things
​Why? Because people are familiar with dogs and horses, but no one has ever seen a ghost or devil (Han Fei, 280-233BC)