Featuring 39 works produced in the past seven years, this is the first major museum exhibition for the Ningxia-born artist Tai Xiangzhou. Tai has only devoted himself fully to ink painting since 2006.
He previously had a successful career in digital media and technology. His rise to prominence as one of the most highly respected ink painters of his generation has taken less than a decade.
In this exhibition, Tai brings ancient cosmic forces to life. His artistic objective is to communicate the view of the universe through landscape painting. Well-versed in cosmology, Tai quotes Stephen Hawking: "Our goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe … and our own existence."
Visitors are greeted with two imposing landscapes done in the manner of 10th-century painter Juran.