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Dragon Year Calligraphy Exhibition
LIVE CALLIGRAPHY BY ZHANG WENHAI: SUN 11/2, 17:00 - 20:00, 11 - 29 February 2024

Dragon Year Calligraphy Exhibition : LIVE CALLIGRAPHY BY ZHANG WENHAI: SUN 11/2, 17:00 - 20:00

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shan Yin, Cigogne sauvage jouant avec les nuages, peinture à l'encre de Chine, noir et blanc, contemporain, oiseau et vague de liberté, œuvre exposée à la galerie Art Yi à Bruxelles
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shan Yin Wilde Ooievaar Spelend met Drijvende Wolken, Chinese inkttekening, zwart-wit, hedendaags schilderij van een vogel en een zeegolf van vrijheid, te zien in de Art Yi galerie in Brussel.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: shan yin Wild Stork Playing with Drifting Clouds chinese ink painting black and white contemporary bird and sea wave of freedom painting at Art Yi gallery in Brussels
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shan Yin: Wildstorch spielt mit treibenden Wolken, chinesische Tuschemalerei, Schwarz-Weiß, zeitgenössisches Gemälde eines Vogels und einer Meereswelle der Freiheit, ausgestellt in der Galerie Art Yi in Brüssel.

SHAN Yin 山尹

Wild Stork Playing with Drifting Clouds 野鹤戏闲云, 2020
Ink on card paper
39 x 29 cm
15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in
Unique piece
Black wood frame in total dimension of 52 x 42 cm

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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Shan Yin, Cigogne sauvage jouant avec les nuages, peinture à l'encre de Chine, noir et blanc, contemporain, oiseau et vague de liberté, œuvre exposée à la galerie Art Yi à Bruxelles
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Shan Yin Wilde Ooievaar Spelend met Drijvende Wolken, Chinese inkttekening, zwart-wit, hedendaags schilderij van een vogel en een zeegolf van vrijheid, te zien in de Art Yi galerie in Brussel.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) shan yin Wild Stork Playing with Drifting Clouds chinese ink painting black and white contemporary bird and sea wave of freedom painting at Art Yi gallery in Brussels
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Shan Yin: Wildstorch spielt mit treibenden Wolken, chinesische Tuschemalerei, Schwarz-Weiß, zeitgenössisches Gemälde eines Vogels und einer Meereswelle der Freiheit, ausgestellt in der Galerie Art Yi in Brüssel.
In this remarkable ink painting, Shan Yin captures far more than a landscape or a bird in flight — he captures a state of mind. Wild Stork Playing with Drifting...
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In this remarkable ink painting, Shan Yin captures far more than a landscape or a bird in flight — he captures a state of mind. Wild Stork Playing with Drifting Clouds is an invitation into silence, freedom, and spiritual elevation.


Rendered with extraordinary sensitivity on paper, the work reveals the artist’s mastery of ink through subtle washes, breathing textures, and ethereal movements. The drifting forms seem to dissolve between mountain, cloud, mist, and memory. Above this contemplative world, the solitary stork glides effortlessly through space — a timeless symbol in Chinese philosophy of longevity, wisdom, spiritual awakening, and the soul’s liberation.


The beauty of Shan Yin’s work lies in its balance between strength and emptiness. The painting does not impose itself loudly; instead, it slowly inhabits the viewer. The more one contemplates it, the more the work unfolds emotionally and spiritually. It becomes a space for breathing, reflection, and inner peace.


Collectors are often deeply touched by Shan Yin’s paintings because they bring a rare serenity into contemporary life. In a world filled with noise and speed, this artwork creates a profound moment of calm and contemplation. It is not simply an image to decorate a wall — it is a presence that transforms the atmosphere of a home.


Placed in a minimalist interior, near natural light, in an entrance, living room, meditation space, or private office, the painting radiates elegance and tranquility. Its monochrome palette and refined composition allow it to integrate beautifully into contemporary architecture while bringing an emotional and poetic depth to the space.


This is the kind of artwork that one lives with for years without ever exhausting it. The ink evolves subtly with the light, the distance, and the viewer’s own emotions. Each encounter feels different — intimate, meditative, and timeless.

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Provenance

The fairy crane is recognized as a first-class cultural bird in Chinese history.


A fairy crane standing on the rocks above the wave, with the homophony of "tide" and "royal court", symbolizing "first-class as a dynasty" like the prime minister; the pattern of fairy cranes flying in the clouds, symbolizing "first-class rises"; The pattern of the crane flying at sunrise symbolizes "the rising of the sun".


The civil servant's supplementary service, a civilian embroidered fairy crane, listed it as an important symbol behind the royal dragon and phoenix, so people also called cranes as ”first-class bird". At the same time the crane as a symbol of senior officials in Chinese culture.


The fairy crane in Taoism is also the supreme bird of gods, especially for its longevity. In the Taoist book "The Seventh Sign of Yunzhi", Zhang Daoling can travel by crane. Taoism believes that after cultivation of vital energy, the soul and body can ascend to the sky and live forever, thus reaching the realm of the gods, "resting with heaven and earth, and living with the sun and the moon."


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