Bio
Pearl Ping Shen is a trained artist who specializes in using traditional Chinese Gongbi painting techniques to create contemporary artwork inspired by her rich life experiences in China and America. Using various brush sizes and shapes on Chinese rice paper, her expressive watercolors feature portraits, figures, animals and flowers. Ping’s work builds a bridge between traditional and contemporary by showcasing ancient painting techniques and mediums in a modern and simply beautiful way. She creates artwork that evokes feelings of happiness and pleasant emotion.
Ping earned her MFA in China and currently lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Her works have been exhibited nationwide in China since 2007, and appeared on the national art stage in the United States in 2013.
Ping earned her MFA in China and currently lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Her works have been exhibited nationwide in China since 2007, and appeared on the national art stage in the United States in 2013.
Art Statement
I am expanding art assimilation of an eastern traditional technique into western themes. I create contemporary artworks using traditional Chinese Gongbi painting technique with watercolors on Chinese rice papers.
The Egret in Snow has traditional Chinese style, particularly in colors, tones, lines, and the subject itself. Beside the egret, withered reeds are blended into background. Comparatively, I painted Flamingos which has vibrant colors. Actually the species of Flamingos is not found in traditional Chinese paintings.
The body and soul of craftsman depicts that a craftsman is dedicating to sharpen a knife in a traditional way. Old skills, old tools, and an old man with grey hair and a pale dressing melts in a faded background. The color theme is consistent with ancient paintings and the subject is about traditionally orient culture. However Kate is an American blonde girl. Her face relaxes into a peace. The red lip, a colorful headscarf, or golden hair does not stand out expressively from dim surroundings. She seems to pass through old time and stand in front of you.
Nowadays the impression about Chinese paintings is most from Museums. Actually Gongbi technique is great for contemporary art too and my art is to explore possibilities and creativeness.
The Egret in Snow has traditional Chinese style, particularly in colors, tones, lines, and the subject itself. Beside the egret, withered reeds are blended into background. Comparatively, I painted Flamingos which has vibrant colors. Actually the species of Flamingos is not found in traditional Chinese paintings.
The body and soul of craftsman depicts that a craftsman is dedicating to sharpen a knife in a traditional way. Old skills, old tools, and an old man with grey hair and a pale dressing melts in a faded background. The color theme is consistent with ancient paintings and the subject is about traditionally orient culture. However Kate is an American blonde girl. Her face relaxes into a peace. The red lip, a colorful headscarf, or golden hair does not stand out expressively from dim surroundings. She seems to pass through old time and stand in front of you.
Nowadays the impression about Chinese paintings is most from Museums. Actually Gongbi technique is great for contemporary art too and my art is to explore possibilities and creativeness.
Contact
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