Diversity and Experimentation in New 'Drawings' Co-curator Kang L. Chung in his New York studio. Lines drawn with a charcoal stick or pencil on paper in preparation for a painting-that is drawing, or at least what most people think it is. Artists from the United States, France, Hong Kong, mainland China, and Taiwan have contributed works created with watercolors, acrylic, silver leaf, and burning sticks of incense, as well as pencil, pen, and charcoal.
Styles range from photorealism to expressionism and abstraction.
Given the international assemblage of artists, it is not surprising to see works with strong roots in Eastern and Western traditions-or unique sytheses of the two. The origins of this ambitious show reach back to 1982, when two of the co-curators discovered their mutual interest in drawing. But was studying at the Parsons School of Design. After Mr. But returned to his native city, the two stayed in touch, eventually organizing Hong Kong's first exhibition devoted to drawing in 1986. By including works from the United States, that show established an encompassing crosscultural spirit that is even more evident in the present Taipei Gallery exhibition.