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Thought is like a boat upon the sea

artist | Yan Gi Cheng

2015

Collage

36 × 46 cm / 14.2 × 18.1 in

Framed (Dark Brown Wood)

Chinese ink, sumi-e and origami paper.

Drawing on a range of sources from Eastern Philosophy, poetry and improvisational Jazz music, Yan's new series of collages are playful renditions of modernist sculptures, reminiscent of Alexander Calder yet using the archetypal ... Read more

Chinese ink, sumi-e and origami paper.

Drawing on a range of sources from Eastern Philosophy, poetry and improvisational Jazz music, Yan's new series of collages are playful renditions of modernist sculptures, reminiscent of Alexander Calder yet using the archetypal forms from zen painting. Yan explores the vernacular of disparate worlds, yet working within a certain cultural tradition rooted in his Eastern cultural heritage. He combines references, such as Chinese calligraphy painting but re-articulates this language, extracting these gestures yet keeping to minimalist and austere tendencies. Yan's own sensibility for shape, colour and use of material and narrative seem timeless, engaging and experimental. Read less

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ARTWORKS BY Yan Gi Cheng

Travel through colours #4

Travel through colours #4

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2014

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Travel through colours #1

Travel through colours #1

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2014

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Travel through colours #2

Travel through colours #2

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2014

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Travel through colours #3

Travel through colours #3

Drawing

2014

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Travel through colours #5

Travel through colours #5

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2014

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See the everlastingness thats passing

See the everlastingness thats passing

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2015

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Happiness runs in a circular motion

Happiness runs in a circular motion

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2015

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We will find ourselves in the right place

We will find ourselves in the right place

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2015

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To bow and to bend

To bow and to bend

Collage

2015

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Will my days fly away

Will my days fly away

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2015

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Once a tiny drop now a mighty ocean

Once a tiny drop now a mighty ocean

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2015

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Thought is like a boat upon the sea

Thought is like a boat upon the sea

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2015

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Everybody is part of everything

Everybody is part of everything

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2015

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I am one with you

I am one with you

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2015

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I search for you night and day

I search for you night and day

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2015

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