LITERATURE:
Liu, Charles. A Review on Chinese Ink Painting in North America. Art Salon. The People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, China (2013/1): 219 (1 color plate)

PROVENANCE:
Private Asian Collection

Liang’s achievements in wild cursive Chinese calligraphy reflecting a reverence for both the spirit of Daoism and the Sublime, as well as an ever-renewed wonder at a universe revealed to us through modern science.

In his current series, Moving Marks, which includes this work, incorporates wild cursive Chinese calligraphy with geometric structure attained by accumulated layers of ink washes to generate an ethereal atmospheric quality and a sense of moving energy in a mysterious and powerful cosmic space. These familiar yet abstract images make us aware of the miraculous vitality in nature as well as the enigmatic process of creation in the universe. (Lot 613)

Grandeur Spirit III is another great sample of Lampo Leong’s works in Chinese calligraphy. Though energetic brushwork and unique composition, Leong turns Mengzi’s philosophy into an abstract painting-like construction with linear rhythms, enhancing this dynamic expression with great artistic value. In this work, his ingenuity is also demonstrated in the treatment of the background — with elegant color and beautiful textures, the background washes integrate and contrast with the powerful calligraphic marks, creating at once an ancient and a contemporary sensibility for this classical Eastern tradition. (Lot 618)

Virtue is a great sample of Lampo Leong’s achievements in wild cursive Chinese calligraphy. The word Virtue is derived from Laozi’s Daodejing: High virtue takes no contrived action and acts without agenda. Though dynamic brushwork and unique composition, Leong turns Laozi’s philosophy into an abstract painting-like construction with linear rhythms, enhancing its meaningful expression with great artistic value. (Lot 620)