Landscape and Life: Contemporary Expressions in Ink Art 山水與生活：當代水墨的藝術表達

The lecture begins with traditional Chinese landscape painting, exploring how contemporary artists employ this aged-old language to respond to rapidly changing urban landscapes, social issues, and the expression of personal emotions. It will spotlight several ink artists who take landscape as their core creative practice, using their representative works to help the audience quickly grasp the context and framework of how tradition is reinterpreted and transformed. The speaker will then share her own creative journey: using landscape as a vehicle of expression to reflect social change and individual emotions, while probing how “landscape” evolves from a classical symbol into a medium for dialogue with the contemporary world. In the latter half of the session, the speaker will conduct a demonstration of the basic techniques for drawing trees, rocks, clouds, and steams in traditional landscape painting.

Moderator: Prof. Flora Fu, Division of Humanities, HKUST

• This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the “Self-directed Experience” of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 1 hour, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.
• The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk. By attending or participating in this event, you are giving your consent to be photographed and video recorded and you are waiving any and all claims regarding the use of your image by the University.