New York based Chinese artist Gu Wenda draws on scholarly Chinese painting for these nine and a half feet tall, ink on rice paper on board drawings, each featuring a landscape and calligraphy and relating to his recent project proposal for a landscaped garden rich with symbolism. (At Chambers Fine Art in Chelsea through Dec 21st).
Gu Wenda, installation view of ‘Central Park’ at Chambers Fine Art, Nov, 2013. (In the foreground: Central Park – Concept #1: Winter Snow, chinese ink, rice paper mount on wooden board, 2008).