FM32-16
By Chinyee
US$ 3,400
Overview
2016
Watercolor Paint, Chinese ink & watercolour on paper
Unique Work
Dimensions: 21cm (H) x 20cm (W) / 8.3" (H) x 7.9" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Wood frame in white
Frame size: 38.5x38.5x2cm
Painting size: 21x20cm
Chinyee (1929-2023) is a first-generation Chinese-American artist who associated herself with the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. Her gestural and loose brush strokes reflect both Asian brush techniques and years of careful study of modernist abstraction. The spontaneity of touch, the sense of excitement in the off-set compositions, and the unexpected bursts of colours are all genuine expressions of her mood, emotions and life experiences. From 2023 to 2024, her abstract paintings were included in the travelling group exhibition of female abstract artists held by the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK; Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France; Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Artist profile
Chinyee
Born: 1929
Hometown: Nanjing, China
Based in: New Jersey
Chinyee is a first-generation Chinese-American artist who associates herself with the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. Born in 1929 in Nanjing, her early childhood was clouded by the onset of the Sino-Japanese War. She began her formal education at Nankai Secondary School in Chongqing. Then in 1947, she was …
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