
Taixiangzhou painting Xuan Ji Yu Heng in his studio.
Image: Zhao Yang. Courtesy of Tai Xiangzhou studio.
Details, Celestial Tales - Xuan Ji Yu Heng, ink on silk, 39 x 181 inches (100 x 460 cm)
Commissioned by the BRIC summit in Xiamen, September, 2017.
Celestial Tales - Song of Primordial State, 2023
Ink on silk
Two panels: each 78 3/4 x 39 3/8 inches (200 x 100 cm)
Heavenly Rain (天雨如練),2017
Ink on silk
11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Stone Walking in Milky Way (石走銀河),2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Emptiness with Thousands of Changes (排空千转),2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Flowing Clouds (淙淙流雲), 2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Crossing of Water (溪潤交錯), 2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Smoky Waves (煙波浩淼), 2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Clarity (潋滟), 2017
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11 x 15 3/4 inches (28 X 40 cm)
Details, Celestial Tales - Xuan Ji Yu Heng, ink on silk, 39 x 181 inches (100 x 460 cm)
Commissioned by the BRIC summit in Xiamen, September, 2017.
"Stones appear to be not only in solid form, but also in various states - liquid, solid and gaseous. We will see that not every stone is complete – it can be partially solid, and its other parts may be gaseous or fluid. This painting reflects what we think after looking into the sky –coming up with various assumptions, and imagining different possibilities." -- Tai Xianzghou
Details, Celestial Tales - Xuan Ji Yu Heng, ink on silk, 39 x 181 inches (100 x 460 cm)
Commissioned by the BRIC summit in Xiamen, September, 2017.
"The relationship between the mankind and the universe encompasses an area broader than the Chinese tradition. Chinese tradition is my native language through which I explore the universe. " -- Tai Xiangzhou
Details, Celestial Tales - Xuan Ji Yu Heng, ink on silk, 39 x 181 inches (100 x 460 cm)
Commissioned by the BRIC summit in Xiamen, September, 2017.
"The painting is created according to the spirit of the BRICs Summit. I hope to represent such a spirit -- the humankind’s common destiny which we often emphasize these days... I want to express through this painting our notions of astronomy and cosmology since ancient times." -- Tai Xiangzhou
Celestial Series (星纪乾元), 2017
Ink on paper
70 x 33 1/2 inches (178 x 85 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 1: The Hidden Pearl, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 2: Rocky Clouds, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 3: The Breath Of Rocks, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 4: Terrain of the Universe, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 5: Harmony of the Wilderness, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 6: Flying Immortal, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 7: The Infinite Emptiness, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 8: Star Beneath The Sea, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 9: Ancient Forces, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 10: Dawn Of The Universe, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 11: Mountains Above The Clouds, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 12: Divine Earth, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 13: The Hidden Light, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 14: Dragon In The Fairyland, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 15: The Flickering Cosmos, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 16: Battle In The Sky, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 17: Formation Of Matter, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 18: The Still Void, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 19: Spirited Rocks, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 20: Shattering The Dragon Pearl, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 21: The Dragon's Rebirth, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 22: Upstream Against The Cold, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 23: Metamorphoses of the Dragon, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 24: Splitting rocks and Piercing Clouds, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 25: Clash In The Chaos, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 26: Hidden Dragon in the Clouds, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 27: Rhinoceros Rock, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 28: Exploring The Fairy Cave, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 29: The Universe Within, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 30: Shadow of the Dragon, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 31: Celestial Rocks And Clouds, 2016
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11 x 15 3/4 in. (28 x 40 cm)
Celestial Tales No. 32: Calm Of The Universe, 2016
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Celestial Tales No. 33: Clouds Wash Over the Stone, 2015
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Celesial Tales No. 34: Clouds Shrounded in Paradise, 2015
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Celestial Tales No. 35: Heavenly Steps, 2015
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Introducing artist and scholar Tai Xiangzhou's new work “Celestial Tales - Xuan Ji Yu Heng,” which reflects his conceptualization of the relationship between the mankind and the universe.
Taixiangzhou painting Xuan Ji Yu Heng in his studio.
Image: Zhao Yang. Courtesy of Tai Xiangzhou studio.