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Inspired simultaneously by the shanshui paintings of Fan Kuan and Guo Xi from the Song dynasty (960-1279) and by American Abstract Expressionism, Chuang Che merges these two traditions. Dissolving oil paint in a large quantity of thinner, he applies it as if it were ink. This process makes the pigments as transparent as water and as hazy as mountain mist. Feelings of amplitude and movement permeate this landscape, in which calligraphic gestures embrace shimmering colour.