{"id":2439,"date":"2025-07-17T19:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deaoli.com\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:32:11","slug":"wang-mansheng-turns-to-nature-to-make-his-own-paintbrushes-from-organic-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deaoli.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/wang-mansheng-turns-to-nature-to-make-his-own-paintbrushes-from-organic-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Wang Mansheng Turns to Nature to Make His Own Paintbrushes from Organic Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever sought out the best variety of paper, highest quality paints, or most-trusted brand of equipment only to find that a cheaper, more readily available version actually worked better? That’s something Chinese painter and calligrapher Wang Mansheng<\/a> thinks about a lot. Making his own brushes from natural materials, the artist considers how organic imperfections are often ultimately more interesting than anything produced “perfectly” in a factory.<\/p>\n

The artist’s solo exhibition at The Huntington<\/a>, Without Us, <\/em>envisions a world literally devoid of us, which he describes as a “pure land without humans, without pollution, without humans’ damage.” Comprising a series of 22 ink paintings on silk scrolls suspended from the ceiling, the body of work highlights the interconnectedness of all living things. Starting with the equipment he uses, nature remains central in his practice.<\/p>\n

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