The Düsseldorf-based abstract artist
Su Xiaobai (b. 1949) creates a visual vocabulary with traditional mediums — oil
paint, lacquer, and linen — which embody Eastern history, tinged with wabi-sabi aesthetics. His work emanates
a sense of time, with the texture of lacquer exuding a warm luster. The
sensuous and rounded edges, the weathered and cracked surfaces, all speak of a
unity of humanity and nature, transforming the dialogue between traditional
craftsmanship and contemporary art into a transcultural experience.