Scarce 1984 'Rice Paper Painting' by Walasse Ting - Large Folio Art Book

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Paris: Yves Riviere, 1984. First. Hardcover. Color illus. dj.; Pink cloth over boards; 403 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and … Read more Paris: Yves Riviere, 1984. First. Hardcover. Color illus. dj.; Pink cloth over boards; 403 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw plates and figures; Many plates full page.

First-edition book limited to 3,000 copies. One of series of large scale books Ting self published featuring his art. Contains 316 rice paper paintings completed between 1975 and 1980 by Chinese-American artist Walasse Ting; Text is mainly English, but a letter from Pierre Alechinsky is translated into English, Spanish, Flemish, and Chinese; A letter from Walasse Ting appears in both English and French; Includes photos of the artist, as well as his family, and a list of his exhibitions; Beautifully illustrated.

Walasse Ting was an American artist of Chinese descent, widely recognized for his vibrant and expressive works that drew from both Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. Born in China in 1929, he moved to Paris in the 1950s, where he became deeply involved with avant-garde artists like Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, who significantly influenced his artistic development. After spending several years in Paris, Ting relocated to the United States, where he continued to shape his unique style, before moving to Amsterdam, where he lived for the remainder of his life. His dynamic use of color, combined with a deep connection to his Asian heritage and Western artistic movements, earned him recognition as an important figure in the international art scene. See less