Chinese American Arts Council/Gallery 456 is pleased to present Bian Hong’s solo exhibition New Abstraction Calligraphy – Calligraphy and Brushwork, on view March 31 through April 21, 2023.

This exhibition presents Bian Hong’s contemporary ink paintings and new abstract calligraphy from 1995-2022. Selected new works from her recent decade of creation will be on display, showing the dialogue between contemporary calligraphy, her Zen meditation practice, calligraphy brushworks and personal expression.

“Bian Hong's work is unique in the tide of contemporary Chinese calligraphy and ink images. ... But she is very devoted to the spiritual experience of the motions of brush and ink. The so-called “Cheng Huai Guan Dao” exists in this kind of unique calligraphy and unique space.” – Liu Xiaochun, renowned Chinese art theorist and critic, 2006.

Note: "Cheng Huai Guan Dao" is a concept found in Zongbing Song’s, an artist from the Southern dynasties, philosophic understanding of aesthetics. It is considered the most elevated perspective of aesthetics within traditional Chinese culture. It emphasizes that a quiet and clear mind can understand the Tao and reach a state in which the heart and mind can wander freely.