Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery
Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery

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Chinese artist fears ink painting tradition is being tarnished by need to stay relevant

Luo Ying spent 17 years training at one of China’s top art schools in Hangzhou. Her academic approach to Chinese ink art may not find a ready audience abroad, but her main mission is to ignite interest back in China

Topic |   Art
Enid Tsui
Enid Tsui

Updated: 6:52pm, 17 Jul, 2018

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Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery
Detail from Luo Ying’s work Eight Scenic Views of Yongfu Monastery: Nestled between Lake and Mountain (2017). Photo: courtesy of Luo Ying and Hanart TZ Gallery
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