By Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), Autumn onto the Wall, 1991, oil on board, 30 x 55 cm (11 ¾ x 21 5/8 inches), photo: Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2018. #art #arthistory #chineseart “The brush and ink themselves alone, proves to be incapable; as if a piece of clay unsculpted, it has no value. The brush and ink are only slaves to serve the creator, nothing more than tools to provoke his thoughts, they are servants to follow the artist’s hands, digested through his mind before materialising upon the canvas. On their own, they could never consider the markings or the shapes they take; therefore, the essential quality of the work, never to be considered from a pure technical aspect, should constitute a vital testament of our times.” ~ Wu Guanzhong, ‘Ink Equals to Zero’, “My Voice beyond Painting”