Tai Xiangzhou: Kunlun Mountain

Qualia Contemporary Art is pleased to present Kunlun Mountain, an exhibition of works by Chinese artist TAI Xiangzhou. The artist’s first solo exhibition on the West Coast will feature a new body of work that manifests, in ink on silk and paper, his lifestyle as a contemporary scholar-artist and its accompanying practices. TAI’s illustrated meditations on both natural and supernatural forms epitomize the metaphysical threads from past to present, ancient to contemporary, and heaven to earth. The exhibition also features the artist’s first experiments with incorporating color into his practice, as well as his unique rendition of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s beloved bronze mascot, “Ritual vessel in the shape of a rhinoceros”, dedicated to the Bay Area community. Kunlun Mountain invites the public to consider the overlapping forms of the earth and the heavens, from both a macro and a micro perspective. The exhibition treats the spiritual realm of myths and legends with the same seriousness and respect as it does the centuries-old traditions of the literati. TAI’s work encourages contemplation and imagination, offering visitors a reprieve from the pace of modern life in the constancy of oft-overlooked natural phenomena.