- Nov 5, 2019

Lines of Force

Updated: Nov 11, 2019

June 15 – July 19, 2019

CCACC Art Gallery held the group Exhibit from June 15th, 2019 to July 19th, 2019. The exhibition, entitled "Lines of Force" includes eleven Artists from Amsterdam and Metropolitan Washington DC. The opening reception and artists demo are scheduled on Saturday, June 15th, 2019 from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Participating Artists:

Ferdinand Bertholet, Loi Che Chan, Hsiu-Hsuan Huang, Mark van Praagh, and Hannie Vonsée from Amsterdam, Netherland. Kit-Keung Kan, Myoung-Won Kwon, Rita Lewi, Howard and Mary McCoy, and Foon Sham from Metropolitan Washington DC, USA.

CCACC Art Gallery held the Exhibition of "Lines of Force"

Korean calligraphy demonstration by Myoung-Won Kwon

Free-style calligraphy demonstration by Mark van Praagh

The introduction written by Dr. Kit-Keung Kan:

Strokes, as lines rendered by brushes and pens, usually show the internal strength of the artists. From the earliest relics of cave drawings and human writings, one can already see the strength of the strokes. The scripts of oracle bones and on ancient silk fragments show the strength of strokes in early Chinese calligraphy. The early art theorist Xie He of China (in the fifth century, CE) placed the internal strength of the brush stroke as the most fundamental of all painting techniques. This aesthetic view influenced the art of the East to this day. We can also see the strength of the strokes in the West, ranging from its calligraphy in general to the work of many artists in the modern art movements, such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Mark Tobey, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Cy Twombly, etc., just to name a few. In this exhibition, the participating artists explore their visions of the lines with paintings, drawings, calligraphy, found objects and installations. They are indeed an embodiment of the Lines of Force.

Lines of Force also symbolize our friendship across the Atlantic. As a universal language, art is an excellent vehicle to meet friends with different cultural heritages. I was introduced to several Amsterdam artists when I participated in an exhibition in that city last year. As a common theme, they used brush strokes and empty space as their main elements in their work. The framework of the current exhibition was established when they accepted the invitation to show in CCACC Art Gallery. With this show, our friendship is widened to include more artists in both Amsterdam and Metropolitan Washington DC area. I hope this group will be further strengthened and will continue the exchanges that will result in greater artistic contributions.

Ferdinand Bertholet, Netherlands