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Chen Haiyan (b. 1955)

Dream Magpie Girl

1998

Woodblock print

40 x 40 cm

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Chen Haiyan generally does not make a preparatory drawing before she cuts the block. Cutting and printing right-reading images is particularly suitable for her complex designs, with their extensive use of Chinese characters. The images are shown partly as white against a black background and partly as black on white. Her “bleed-through” technique (tou yin) contributes to the spontaneous quality of her work, suggestive of traditional ink and brush painting.

Muban Educational Trust registration number chehy001