How Master Qi Baishi effortlessly danced with a brush and few drips of ink on rice paper has never failed to amaze me. Simple strokes unmistakably depict fish flexing their mighty bodies to steer through water, schools of shrimps whisking antennae while paddling their tiny legs up and down, rehabilitation of spectacular yet humble countryside in Xanadu…

 

“Between likeness and unlikeness”, Master Qi brought life and beauty to subjects that come in all shapes and sizes. His daring strokes, striking colors and free expression allure me into the world of Chinese painting.