Description
Wu Guanzhong said, “I made the painting Former Residence of Qiu Jin in ink in the 1980s. The big black door in the center of the thick wall is firmly shut like a pillar between heaven and earth. High up on the door is a little red sign which lends a somber mood to the painting, like that of a funeral parlor. As if in mourning, a couple of swallows perch on the power line above the wall. Here is how I would describe the painting: Where rests the soul of this martyr? Her old residence resembles a black coffin, with swallows chirping away. Transplanted for a painting, the roof has been narrowed and curved while the black door is made sturdier to emphasize the contrast among the colors black, white and grey. With the building widened and the plaque of the residence removed, the scene becomes more abstract and the tragic mood more penetrating.”
Wu Guanzhong: Former Residence of Qiu Jin (1988)
Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010)
Ink and color on paper
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Description
Wu Guanzhong said, “I made the painting Former Residence of Qiu Jin in ink in the 1980s. The big black door in the center of the thick wall is firmly shut like a pillar between heaven and earth. High up on the door is a little red sign which lends a somber mood to the painting, like that of a funeral parlor. As if in mourning, a couple of swallows perch on the power line above the wall. Here is how I would describe the painting: Where rests the soul of this martyr? Her old residence resembles a black coffin, with swallows chirping away. Transplanted for a painting, the roof has been narrowed and curved while the black door is made sturdier to emphasize the contrast among the colors black, white and grey. With the building widened and the plaque of the residence removed, the scene becomes more abstract and the tragic mood more penetrating.”
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