Catalogue Note:
Liu Kuo-sung, well-known painter in Taiwan, known as the Pioneer of modern painting in China and Father of modern ink painting across the Taiwan Straits, advocated innovation in modern Chinese ink painting as early as in 1960s and presented the slogan of Modernization of Chinese painting. In the artist's eyes, the aspiration of art comes from creation, which means life and the universe. People feel it from inner heart and then express their feeling by drawing. However, our life is changing and our feeling is changing. This way, drawing is changing. Every famous painter in our history had his own invention. Actually, to paint, there are many techniques. For example, Mi Fu drew with lotus seed pod, Fu Baoshi drew with chalina, whereas some others draw with finger only. Sticking to the using of the center tip of brush can only narrow the space of Chinese painting and push it to a dead end. He looks for any unprecedented, possible form for his artistic expression and is in search of maximum integration and breakthrough for the twosided issue of the modern and water ink. His achievements in the technical perimentation include the innovative ink rubbing and ink immersing for traditional Chinese ink painting, bringing white strips to Chinese painting and enriching the forms of expression by water. Untitled has an intricate composition and calligraphic flow to the lines that is full of rhythm.