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Returning home in the dark
Zheng Jiazhen1979
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
In this work, a night scene is depicted in a simplified, stylised and exaggerated manner. There is a contrast in brushwork between the deliberate conciseness of the woods and the spontaneity in the colouring strokes, and no traditional texturing strokes. The pictorial composition is also characterised by strong black and white contrast, giving the work a strong sense of perspective.
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- Title: Returning home in the dark
- Creator: Zheng Jiazhen
- Creator Lifespan: 1918 - 2000
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Guangdong, China
- Date Created: 1979
- Theme: Landscape
- Physical Dimensions: w47 x h97 cm
- Artist's Biography: Zheng was born in China and studied at the Nanjing Middle School in 1929. In the 1930s, he devoted himself to painting anti-Japanese comic strips. He became an editor at Wah Kiu Yat Po, Hong Kong, in 1945. In 1958, he published the Comic World Bi-monthly. In his late years, he dedicated himself to artistic creation. Zheng taught himself calligraphy, painting and seal carving when he was young. He was fond of travelling and making life sketches. His forte was Chinese ink painting, and was particularly noted for painting landscapes, figures and flowers. His works have been widely exhibited in Hong Kong.
- Type: Ink and colour on paper
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