Combining traditional, Asian-influenced motifs and contemporary public art practices, Chinese artist Hua Tunan’s ink paintings seem moments away from escaping the canvas. And that is how he has painted the image of a roaring tiger with gold, black and white pigment.
The creature depicted seems to pulse with energy, driven by Tunan’s frenetic painting style by spraying, throwing and catapulting different hues onto the solid surface, where the layered textures become an integral part of the final result. The performance-like personality of the painting process lends itself to a chaotic yet controlled composition where the animal image is formed by the fusion of various textural qualities.
