Chu Chu – Photography, Calligraphy and Nature | Studio Visit

The Hangzhou-based artist on the studio as a space in which to ‘recreate a connection’ with nature, and why ‘the creative act is a combination of improvisation and slow refinement’. Chinese artist Chu Chu studied oil painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, and received a PhD in calligraphy in 2015. She has since devoted herself to painting in ink, seeking to incorporate this art form into her work in photography and calligraphy. ‘The creative act is a combination of improvisation and slow refinement,’ says Chu Chu in her Hangzhou studio. ‘Photography is a passionate affair to me. Realised in the instance of a click, it has the sensation of immediacy. ‘On the other hand, when I do calligraphy, I slowly place or hide’ words and passages from Chinese philosophy ‘in the landscape, among the fruits and magnolias.’ Find out more: http://ift.tt/2i78ft6 -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: http://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: http://ift.tt/2elCafM