Skylines
Object Label
The way that I look at art-making is not to impose my vision but to expose the vision of the medium. The material I use is of traditional Chinese painting. The paper is made from sandalwood, mulberry, or bamboo fibers so the paper itself is quite strong. But what is special is that water can go through the paper without ruining it. This is what I like to refer to as “material as agent.” Water flowing over and through a surface is like the interactions between solid and fluid forms. In my work, I am not trying to control the water, but to find its flow, with its own meaning.
Caption
Zheng Chongbin (Chinese, born 1961). Skylines, 2014. Ink and acrylic on collaged paper, mounted on canvas, 105 1/8 × 72 11/16 in. (267 × 184.7 cm) frame: 111 3/4 x 78 7/8 x 5 in. (274.3 × 190.5 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christopher Reynolds in honor of Bruce and Yoke San Reynolds, 2018.25. © Zheng Chongbin.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Skylines
Date
2014
Medium
Ink and acrylic on collaged paper, mounted on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
105 1/8 × 72 11/16 in. (267 × 184.7 cm) frame: 111 3/4 x 78 7/8 x 5 in. (274.3 × 190.5 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Christopher Reynolds in honor of Bruce and Yoke San Reynolds
Accession Number
2018.25
Rights
© Zheng Chongbin
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