Sound in the Mountains

© Wang Mansheng

Sound in the Mountains

Currently not on view

Sound in the Mountains,

2010

Wang Mansheng 王满晟, born 1962, Taiyuan, China; active New York, NY
2014-150
Quietness and tranquility form the subject of this small landscape. Surrounded by mountain peaks, a waterfall is seen at the center. The artist notes, "The tranquility in my work tries to give the viewer immediate respite and peace from the noise and commotion in this life. It happens at the very instant of seeing my painting. As for Sound in the Mountains, if you can hear the roar of the cascade, that is the sound of silence—an absence of sound. The sound that can be heard is not the heard sound."

Information

Title
Sound in the Mountains
Dates

2010

Maker
Wang Mansheng 王满晟
Medium
Ink, walnut ink, and color on cardboard
Dimensions
Painting: 30.5 × 25.4 cm (12 × 10 in.) frame: 63.9 × 53.6 × 3.5 cm (25 3/16 × 21 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Object Number
2014-150
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Artists' seal, tall rect. relief, bottom left: "Pingsheng" 半升 Artists' seal, tall rect. relief, bottom right (studio name): "Sanrenju" 三人居
Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
paintings
Materials
ink, cardboard
Subject
sound, waterfalls, mountains, landscapes (representations)

2010–2014 Wang Mansheng, born 1962, sold to the P.Y. and Kinmay Tang Center for East Asian Art (Princeton, NJ), 2014.

–2014 P.Y. and Kinmay Tang Center for East Asian Art (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2014.

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