When Seeds Get Together
Artist
Alan Lau
MediumSumi on paper, mixed media
Dimensions53 1/2 x 53 1/2 in. (135.9 x 135.9 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
The simple beauty of nature, though it looks still to our eyes, is constantly changing and teeming with activity. It is this quality I want to capture in my work. That of a seemingly quiet, inert surface alive with the continual process of change, decay and growth within its deepest layers…I don't seek to paint sumi-e or traditional brush painting. What I seek to do is find my own way, using the ink along with mixed media on rice paper with the inspiration and spirit of the brush painting tradition…not as a rote model but as a continuing source of encouragement.
Catherine Bell