Hsiao Chin, Composition, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

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Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Signed and dated lower center. Hsiao Chin, an artist of Taiwanese origin who lived … Read more Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Signed and dated lower center. Hsiao Chin, an artist of Taiwanese origin who lived and worked extensively in Milan, conceived art as a path of growth and knowledge, a spiritual journey through time and space, transcending any geographical or cultural boundaries. In his works, Eastern spiritual practices blend seamlessly with Western artistic experimentation, which he explored through extensive stays around the world. While his paintings may resemble a written page in which the artist draws on Eastern symbolism, crafting a message made of subtle signs, almost ideograms, alternating with geometric shapes evoking ancestral and shared meanings (circles, squares, spirals, etc.), his work also evokes a sense of connection. On the other hand, the bold, energetic color choices and brushstrokes, sometimes frenetic and dazzling, sometimes more liquid and calibrated, appear "Western." The artist has said of himself: "Today, the question of whether my art is Chinese or global is no longer important to me. I try to push beyond these boundaries, with the aim of creating new works that are not conditioned by techniques and ideas." (Hsiao Chin, 2016). The work presented here, dated 1962, belongs to the period spent by Hsiao Chin first in Europe and then in New York, during which he came into contact with all the new currents of abstract art, which determined a “new direction” in his painting, in which the approach to American minimalism and hard edge painting (painting with 'sharp contrasts', i.e. a pictorial style characterized by sharp and clear contrasts between different areas of color, which can be simple geometric shapes or straight lines. The color of each area is predominantly homogeneous and monochrome) is evident. The work is presented in a frame. The work comes from a private collection in Milan, which documents the family's direct contact with the artist through a series of photographs in his company (copies attached). This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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