Visual Art
Falling into Traditional Painting
Dec 15, 2021
The artwork, Falling into Traditional Painting, reimagines the late Ming Dynasty Chinese painting "云台疏树图", transforming its traditional rock forms into three-dimensional bas-relief cardboard sculptures. These structures are mounted on Xuan paper, integrating classical Chinese materials with contemporary form. The use of traditional ink painting on the background restores the sculpture to its original landscape, merging physical depth with pictorial space. This interplay between dimensionality and tradition renders a modern interpretation of historical aesthetics, situating the sculpture within its cultural origin while exploring spatial illusion and material transformation. The work bridges past and present through texture, structure, and visual narrative.

Excerpt of Yuncong Xiao's " 云台疏树图“ (Trees of Yuntai Mountain)

Xiao, Yunchong (萧云从). Yuntai Sparse Trees (云台疏树图). Ming Dynasty. Ink on Xuan paper, 26.3 × 232.1 cm. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai.


Visual Art
Falling into Traditional Painting
Dec 15, 2021
The artwork, Falling into Traditional Painting, reimagines the late Ming Dynasty Chinese painting "云台疏树图", transforming its traditional rock forms into three-dimensional bas-relief cardboard sculptures. These structures are mounted on Xuan paper, integrating classical Chinese materials with contemporary form. The use of traditional ink painting on the background restores the sculpture to its original landscape, merging physical depth with pictorial space. This interplay between dimensionality and tradition renders a modern interpretation of historical aesthetics, situating the sculpture within its cultural origin while exploring spatial illusion and material transformation. The work bridges past and present through texture, structure, and visual narrative.

Excerpt of Yuncong Xiao's " 云台疏树图“ (Trees of Yuntai Mountain)

Xiao, Yunchong (萧云从). Yuntai Sparse Trees (云台疏树图). Ming Dynasty. Ink on Xuan paper, 26.3 × 232.1 cm. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai.


Visual Art
Falling into Traditional Painting
Dec 15, 2021
The artwork, Falling into Traditional Painting, reimagines the late Ming Dynasty Chinese painting "云台疏树图", transforming its traditional rock forms into three-dimensional bas-relief cardboard sculptures. These structures are mounted on Xuan paper, integrating classical Chinese materials with contemporary form. The use of traditional ink painting on the background restores the sculpture to its original landscape, merging physical depth with pictorial space. This interplay between dimensionality and tradition renders a modern interpretation of historical aesthetics, situating the sculpture within its cultural origin while exploring spatial illusion and material transformation. The work bridges past and present through texture, structure, and visual narrative.

Excerpt of Yuncong Xiao's " 云台疏树图“ (Trees of Yuntai Mountain)

Xiao, Yunchong (萧云从). Yuntai Sparse Trees (云台疏树图). Ming Dynasty. Ink on Xuan paper, 26.3 × 232.1 cm. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai.



