Chinoiseriez

Description

‘Chinoiseriez.’

Print details

From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. This print is available in the following formats:

A1 size portrait 59.4 x 84.1 cm (23.4 x 33.1 in) Large. From a limited edition of 100, the print is signed and numbered.
A3 size portrait 29.7 x 42 cm (11.7 x 16.5 in) Medium. Open edition signed print.
A4 size portrait 21 x 29.7 cm (8.3 x 11.7 in) Small. Open edition signed print.

Print description

This print shows a cluster of Dragons flying over the Brighton Royal Pavilion. It is a fancy take on the fact that the interior of the Royal Pavilion is decorated in Chinoiserie style with the depiction of dragons appearing in ceramics, wall paper, lamps and so on.

To name the print I have combined two words: the word ‘Chinoiserie’ that relates to the European decorative style that in XVIII and XIX c. uses historic Asian elements and my surname end ‘ez’ . The inspiration for the creation of my dragon looks towards the East again at South Asian dragons around 1244 from the Southern Song dynasty dragons by artist Chen Rong. He painted a paper roll called  ‘Nine Dragons’. It is a handscroll painting that depicts the apparitions of dragons soaring amidst clouds, mists, whirlpools, rocky mountains and fire, the painting refers to the dynamic forces of nature in Daoism. The depicted dragons are associated with nine sons of the Dragon King, while the number nine itself is considered auspicious in Chinese astrology and folk beliefs.