Hao Liang
Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang V

Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang by Hao Liang is a series of landscapes in the Xiaoxiang region in the modern day Hunan Province, China, and was a popular subject of poems, drawings and paintings during the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Liang follows tradition by interpreting the historical subjects by classical Chinese artists including Dong Yuan (934–962 AD), Mu Xi (died in 1281 AD), Wen Weiming (1470–1559 AD). This reinterpretation represents the meeting point of the Xiang River and the Dongting Lake. The artist’s use of light, shadow and color creates a simultaneously flat and three-dimensional space on the silk surface. By employing the Chinese technique of ink painting on silk, Hao Liang proposes a sophisticated reflection on the complex relationship between tradition and modernity.