Breath Artist-In-Residence Chongqing

I met Zhang Yi in the Himalaya Bookshop and asked to see some of his work at his apartment. At last I have found something I really like, and, like in my work he is very interested in Chinese painting and doing something modern and thought provoking from traditional art practice. He studies works of old Chinese painting with enthusiasm and then paints a background wash of colour. Using one line he draws the entire work with a brush and re-creates an old painting. This technic is inspired by the way old masters used to draw water.