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A Town in Jiang-nan

artist

Wu Guanzhong

Media

Ink and colour on paper

size

45.5 W x 38 L cm

years

1991

Work Description

The painting presents the tranquil beauty of Jiangnan’s water towns through a concise composition rich in rhythm, where white walls and gray-tiled roofs unfold in quiet harmony. Blending the colors of oil painting with the linear beauty of traditional ink, Wu Guanzhong reconstructs the landscape through an abstract interplay of dots, lines, and planes. 


This approach preserves the gentle poetic character of the Jiangnan landscape while embracing the formal language of modern art. Through the dynamic interplay of form and color, the work embodies Wu’s distinctive pursuit of a dialogue between Chinese tradition and Western aesthetics.

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