SURPASSING TIME AND CULTURES: THE ART OF ZAO WOU-KI

The greatest works of art invite us to delve into such deep and expansive realms that, as the tides of history pass, these masterpieces come to be recognized as transcending geographical limits and embodying a broader, richer cultural essence. Brilliant and lyrical with emotion resonance and divers meanings, these works impart new life and draw us into philosophical reflections about human life, history and the universe. Few works can radiate this highest level of creative achievement more than the 1960s Zao Wou-Ki's masterpieces.

Zao Wou-Ki's artistic achievements lay not only in his style, his unique addition of Eastern aesthetic elements to the development of Western abstract art; they also involve the interpretation, through his art, of deep insights and creativity found in Chinese philosophy. His journey, exploring the union of Eastern and Western aesthetics, not only produced one of the finest chapters of world art history; it was, for the artist himself, a fulfilling opportunity to transcend time and space as he returned to his own inner origins.