Dan Xu’s Statement
I am centred around my exploration and use of the Chinese Observe method, a visual recording technique for landscape painting that originated in the Song Dynasty. I believe this ancient method of aerial perspective can provide a new way of interpreting and creating art that is not limited to the visual arts but can be used in a wide range of fields.
My goal is to make this old way of painting accessible to people all over the world. I see this methodology as a kind of revised idea of the theory of oriental painting. I have completed projects of the Saint John landscape and the historic sites of New Brunswick, the Bay of Fundy, and the west coast of Canada which provide a lot of practical examples of my method.
I am centred around my exploration and use of the Chinese Observe method, a visual recording technique for landscape painting that originated in the Song Dynasty. I believe this ancient method of aerial perspective can provide a new way of interpreting and creating art that is not limited to the visual arts but can be used in a wide range of fields.
My goal is to make this old way of painting accessible to people all over the world. I see this methodology as a kind of revised idea of the theory of oriental painting. I have completed projects of the Saint John landscape and the historic sites of New Brunswick, the Bay of Fundy, and the west coast of Canada which provide a lot of practical examples of my method.
