Eling Park
Eling Park is an idyllic way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Situated on top of a hill about an hours walk uphill from the light-rail station, Li Zi Ba. From this height one gets an impression of the size and density of the enormous district, Jiangbei across the Jialing river despite the mist. The view is mystical and creates a back drop to this hidden oasis. There are many small and pretty gardens to stroll through. It is spring and I saw white lily's and red oriental trees in flower. I passed a Chinese pond covered by a typical Chinese roof with round thresholds and quiet textured enclosures for romantic couples. I found an enclosure where many older people were dancing to two keyboard players and a singer.
Jinse Gallery is situated at Chaotianmen Square at the east end of the peninsula, Chaotianmen Square, where the Jialing river meets the Yangtze river. A Large modern commerial gallery supported without finanical aid from the government, and the only one of it’s kind in Chongqing. Works by Chen Qiji, Chinese Family 2008, Shi Pi and British artist, Oliver Gosling was on display and can be seen on the following link.
http://www.jinseart.com/
I stopped making my own Chinese characters because they felt too contrived. I had a lot of ideas and needed to start to focus. The first image shows at a key stage in the development of my work using words. I wrote stop and then it felt like I had already started something. Writing stop felt like a kind of release. Since I had stopped I could start. These words of non action and action began to shape this work in a series of drawings.
