EXHIBITED:

Revolving the Golden Imprint Huang Gang, Ping Art Space, Taipei, Aug. 3-Sep. 5, 2008

ILLUSTRATED:

Revolving the Golden Imprint Huang Gang, Ping Art Space, Taipei, 2008, color illustrated, p. 9 & p. 104

This painting is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by Ping Art Space, Taipei.

Taking the social change and background in this period as a clue, Huang Gang, born in the 1960s, has embarked on the creation of abstract art painting since 2002. His paintings show his shift of emphasis away from the usually accepted visual and psychological effect of artistic languages such as color and line art to the social and critical function of abstract paintings. His works go beyond purely abstract art, extending its function through the use of Eastern abstract language.

Huang Gang's works are notable for his apt diversion and collage of Buddhist scripture boards, which he uses as carriers and symbols of special cultural meanings, and completed with his oil painting skills. As to this painting, it expresses the Buddhist world view, with the Tibetan Buddhist scripture board as material and a Tibetan mandala as its form. The Buddhist scripture board seems to be precipitated by the spiritual practice of Buddhism monks and conveys Buddhism faith. This painting spells out, firstly, the artist's attitude toward not only Tibetan life and Tibetan culture, but also Chinese traditional culture and Tibetan culture; secondly, the devoutness to communicate; and thirdly, the respect for Chinese traditional culture.