Du Hu
Artist
Fred Fang Yu Wang
(Born in Beijing, China, 1913–1997)
Daten.d.
MediumInk on rice paper, mounted on silk
Dimensions53 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (135.9 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Shao F. (E’78, P’14) and Cheryl L. Wang (P’14)
Object number2011.19.5
Collections
- ASIAN
- MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
Label TextThis calligraphic painting by Chinese-born scholar/artist Fang Yu (Fred) Wang, illustrates the Chinese characters for du hu, which uses the Chinese sexagenary cycle, known as Stems-and-Branches, to refer to New Year's Day 1996. Wang sought to incorporate elements of Western contemporary art into traditional Chinese expression. The bold, lively characters bring to a Westerner's mind the gestural paintings of the Abstract Expressionists.
Wang's calligraphic paintings have been exhibited and published in the United States and abroad. In 1999, the China Institute of New York organized a retrospective, A Literati Life in the Twentieth Century: Wang Fangyu - Artist, Scholar, Connoisseur.
Wang's calligraphic paintings have been exhibited and published in the United States and abroad. In 1999, the China Institute of New York organized a retrospective, A Literati Life in the Twentieth Century: Wang Fangyu - Artist, Scholar, Connoisseur.