NYAB Event - Ma Bing "Drifting Serenely"

Ma Bing "Drifting Serenely"

Klein Sun Gallery

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Eli Klein Fine Art presents the first solo exhibition in New York of Ma Bing, whose masterful paintings provide striking and nostalgic views of Beijing.

In Ma Bing's new works, a fresh approach to painting is presented by the layering of various media - including oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil, and tea - on the surface of the canvas. The interplay between subtle shifts in tone and refined line drawing that permeate the work are reminiscent of traditional Chinese ink and wash paintings. He integrates this classic Chinese style with Western oil painting.

Ma Bing's diverse array of subjects, all painted in his distinctive style, present the artist's fond recollections of Beijing. He is deeply inspired by the traditional architecture which he encounters throughout the city. Providing more than just depictions of the city, Ma Bing's paintings imbue their subjects with sensuality. Through his skillful rendering, subdued palate, and sensitivity to landscape, Ma Bing invokes the memories of those places he frequents and makes the city come to life.

The tumultuous era of China's Cultural Revolution has been replaced with a new age of rapid industrialization resulting in a stark change in the city's architecture. Rather than focus on these profound changes, Ma Bing omits the crowded thoroughfares of contemporary Beijing to focus attention on those ancient details of the city--stone lions, stone bridges, and arched gateways. Ma Bing often invites women and cats into the world he creates on canvas, endowing them with metaphorical meaning.