Taking “Dust of mind” as the title of her first exhibition in Japan, it is easy to notice the slow yet steady rhythm that the artist tends to develop as if the prelude of a movement. Different from her previous works that constantly use huge amount of white to build the image, this time Huang picks up darker hues, such as blue and ink-like black, to create sharp contrasts. The vast color blocks that lie across the whole canvas show either a milky sky welcoming its dawn, a dark soundless night; other times, we may see a fierce wind blowing out in the rain, or a seemingly ice-wall that never melts…. These imageries relate us to the lines of Marcel Proust, written both densely and carelessly, vaguely and leisurely. They exist in the form of a stream of consciousness with past, present and future blended together, creating a vast web whose real meaning can only hope to be revealed when looking back after a certain amount of time.

Huang creates landscapes deeply weaved with lyricism and characterized by small elements, which tell us of her memories and experiences. These imagined landscapes are born from a new awareness the artist gained of the relationship between herself and the exterior world (society) during her years abroad. Every time before immersing herself into the actual creation process, Huang usually accumulates her memories and the many sketches she writes down as the core aspect of her work, Huang goes back and forth between past and present, capturing the small elements that are so easily missed out, and these images, layered on the canvas, blossom into unique landscapes through the brush’s traces with gentle colors and texture. These images, changing depending on the viewer’s stance, strike our emotional chords with both feelings of nostalgia and pleasure.

The charm of Huang’s creations can be found everywhere, for they symbolize all the real things and sceneries that will eventually turn into fantasy and imagination - which is actually the most realistic fact.Eventually, whether encountered by chance or on purpose, what viewers like you and me should do when coming across Huang’s works, is simply to throw one’s own body and soul into the canvas and listen to the words whispered by the blowing wind, allowing oneself to transit to another universe far away, floating poetically like dust of mind.

This exhibition will present around 20 new paintings including 5 large-scale works. We are looking forward to seeing you.

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Pin-Ling HUANG solo exhibition《Dust of mind》
Dates｜2017. 03. 10 － 2017 . 04. 08
Venue｜nca | nichido contemporary art
Exhibition Info｜http://www.nca-g.com/exhibition/en