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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Title Days with Flute Music
Artist Lü Min born 1962 Biography Resume
Signature Signed and numbered by artist in pencil
Dated 1996
Technique/Medium Reduction woodblock print
Impression Printed on a pliable Chinese paper of middle thickness
Colors Printed with thick oil-based ink, which gives the print the impression of an oil-painting.
Condition Minor wrinkles on margins
Edition Size 50
Numbered 25/50
Description "Days with Flute Music". Lü Min plays with colors as a musician plays on his instrument. A gift by nature? The spirit of a genius? Not only. Lü Min like nearly all successful contemporary Chinese artists underwent a thorough art training. And what looks like an intuitive, genial brush stroke is also the result of an elaborate design planning, a mastering of the tools, hard work, skill and experience. In this design one can see the outstanding use of complimentary colors - green with red and blue with yellow. Colors, the size of flat areas and the drawing are a balanced, yet dynamic entity. Look for instance at a small composition detail: while the two persons are looking to the left, the head of the horse is directed to the right. It emphasizes the vertical character of the whole composition.
Note Try the following: Listen to a CD of flute music by Mozart, Bach or Italian composers while you look at this image.
Width 26.6 inches = 67.5 cm
Height 24.6 inches = 62.5 cm
Width of Image 23.6 inches = 60.0 cm
Height of Image 21.7 inches = 55.0 cm
Literature Christer Von der Burg, "The Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts", Muban Foundation, 2003, ISBN: 0954604814, - pages 160/161
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