Works by three acclaimed artists from the same family are featured in an exhibit opening this week at the Yale-China Association, corner of Temple and Trumbull streets.
"Father and Sons: A Dialogue Between Two Generations of the Yu Family" reveals the differing perspectives of three artists -- Yu Heng, Yu Ping and Yu Gan -- that they bring to their work, as well as their mutual interest in communicating the vitality of life and nature, and humans' relationship to the environment. The show will run March 28-July 3.
The father, Yu Heng, has been painting for more than 50 years and is now one of the few Chinese masters practicing the traditional form of art that integrates verse, calligraphy and painting. While deeply influenced by the tradition of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the calligraphy of the Tang and Song Dynasties, Yu Heng has developed his own unique style. He uses ink lines and vivid colors to create close images of orchids and bamboo but uses dark tones and thick patches and strokes in his landscapes.
His works are in many private collections, and his calligraphy and inscriptions grace over 30 government protected scenic and historical sites in China. He is currently a full-time professor at Fudan University, where he also chairs the Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, and he holds the concurrent position of professor in the Department of Fine Arts at Shanghai Normal University.
Contrasting with these works will be sculpture by the older son, Yu Ping, on the themes "City Mood" and "Country Sight." Through bronze facial images, the artist explores the relationships of individuals to the environments they create within their own minds -- depicting their internal struggles to overcome such feelings as fear, helplessness, confusion and self-destructiveness.
Also on view will be paintings by the younger son, Yu Gan, who takes a special interest in exploring the art of East and West -- a relationship that he describes as two rivers traveling parallel courses in the same universal art world. In his abstract paintings of modern environmental scenes, Yu Gan seeks common artistic concepts and techniques that can unite East and West. He is the founder and president of www.echinaart.com and www.asian-art-connection.
com, which worked with the Yale-China Association to organize its series of exhibits by Asian artists.
There will be an opening reception for "Fathers and Sons" 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28. The public is invited to attend. Admission to the Yale-China Association gallery is free. The gallery is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment. For information, call (203) 432-0884.
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