方召麐筆下的墨，彷彿有生命似的。那些層巒疊嶂、江河奔流，乃至天地間的種種自然風景，都在她筆下化作一個個鮮活的印記，彷彿悄悄記下了整個世紀的跌宕起伏。她的藝術來自中國傳統的文人情懷與嶺南畫派的滋養，但生命中走過的巴西、加州，還有戰後的香港，讓她逐漸形成一套獨樹一幟的藝術語彙。那氣魄，有時隱約帶著抽象表現主義的率性與張力，卻從不曾離開水墨的根。這場展覽匯集了她從六十年代到九十年代、二十多件難得一見的作品。無論是山水、人物、動物，還是書法，每一筆、每一劃，都像是她將記憶與心志，靜靜安放在紙上，帶著一種歷練過後的篤定與溫度。

Ink surges across Fang Zhaoling’s canvases like a living force, turning mountain ranges, flowing rivers, and other natural scenery into vivid emblems of a century in motion. Trained within China’s literati and Lingnan traditions yet shaped by Brazil, California, and postwar Hong Kong, she forged a fiercely individual language that edges toward Abstract Expressionism without ever abandoning ink’s ancestral roots. In this exhibition of over twenty rarely seen works from the 1960s to 1990s, her landscapes, figures, animals, and calligraphy become vessels for memory and resolve.

推介原因 WHY IT MATTERS

藝倡畫廊很榮幸第二次為方召麐 (1914-2006) 舉辦個展，作為畫廊今年 45 週年慶典「過去與現在」展覽系列的一部份。方召麐是二十世紀重要的中國女性藝術家，現代水墨藝術泰斗張大千 (1899-1983) 的入室弟子，亦曾拜嶺南派第二代傳人趙少昂 (1905-1998) 為師。本次展覽將展出方召麐藝術生涯巔峰時期(1960 年代至 1990 年代)的二十餘件作品，包括山水、花鳥、人物、動物和書法，其中大部分均為首次展出。

Alisan Fine Arts is honoured to present the second solo exhibition of Fang Zhaoling (1914–2006), one of the most important Chinese female artists of the twentieth century, as part of the gallery’s 45th anniversary celebration highlighting the “Then and Now”. Fang studied under Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), a master of modern ink art, and also apprenticed with Zhao Shao-ang (1905-1998), a leading representative of the second generation of the Lingnan School. The exhibition will present over twenty works from the height of Fang’s career (1960s–1990s), including landscapes, bird-and-flower paintings, figures, animals and calligraphy, most being shown for the first time.

重點一覽 HIGHLIGHTS

1️⃣墨中新生 Tradition Reborn in Ink

在方氏的筆下，傳統主題化作承載生活體驗與集體記憶的載體:登山者攀登名山、旭日東昇、黃河沿岸洞窟村落，無不流露出她對故土的深切熱愛和不屈不撓、銳意進取的精神。她的筆觸飽滿有力，筆下簡潔而富有象徵意義的人物造型成為她成熟風格的標誌，與二十世紀的動盪與革新產生共鳴。

In Fang’s hands, traditional subjects become vehicles for lived experience and collective memory: climbers ascending famous mountains, the rising sun, and communities dwelling in cave homes along the Yellow River evoke her enduring love for her homeland and an indomitable, forward-looking spirit. Her brush-and-ink are rich and forceful; her simplified, emblematic figures became a signature of her mature style, resonant with the tumult and renewal of the twentieth century.

2️⃣畫風形成與國際視野 Formation and International Exposure

此時期方召麐隨張大千於巴西及加州深造,將傳統水墨訓練與西方現代藝術視野融合,發展出視野自信、風格獨樹一幟的藝術語言。她實驗以渺小人物點綴宏大山水的構圖,並開創以紙團蘸墨製造肌理之技法,成為其標誌性特色。張大千對「拙與生」美學的關鍵指導,使她決意追求刻意之拙樸,而非精熟之技巧。

During this period of intensive study under Zhang Daqian in Brazil and California, Fang synthesized her training in traditional ink with exposure to Western modern art, developing a confident vision and highly individual style. She experimented with monumental landscapes featuring tiny human figures, and began incorporating textured marks by scrunching paper into ink balls—a technique that became her signature. Zhang Daqian’s pivotal guidance on the aesthetic of “clumsiness and vitality” led her to pursue deliberate naïveté over polished technique.

3️⃣技法創新 TECHNICAL INNOVATION

方氏於此十年達至創作巔峰,提煉出結合草書筆意與大膽非傳統用色的獨特「大寫意」語言。她發展出漩渦狀線條構成,延續紙張肌理技法,並創作其最具標誌性系列,包括關注越南船⺠危機及鍾愛之黃河山水題材。此時期藝術家自認為成就最高之階段,作品呈現無盡深度與微妙。

Fang reached her creative peak during this decade, refining her distinctive freehand language that combined cursive calligraphic brushwork with bold, unconventional colour applications. She developed swirling, vortex-like line formations and continued her textured paper techniques while creating her most iconic series, including works addressing her beloved Yellow River landscapes. The artist herself considered this her highest level of achievement, with works of infinite depth and subtlety.

4️⃣探純真 IN PURSUIT OF NAÏVETÉ

經歷1980年代末健康問題後,方召麐以煥發之活力重返畫壇,將視野與技藝提煉至精髓,同時保持其一貫之自信。晚期作品色彩更為鮮明、構圖更趨自由,運用印章別具玩心,人物形象愈趨象徵性、童稚化。

Following serious health issues in the late 1980s, Fang returned to painting with renewed vigor approach, reviving her vision to its essence while maintaining her characteristic confidence. Her late works feature more vibrant colors and freeform compositions, with playful use of ink seals and increasingly emblematic, childlike figures.

背景 BACKGROUND

方召麐出生於 1914 年江蘇無錫,書香門第,自幼喜習書法,早年於無錫畫院隨陳舊村 (1898-1958) 學習花鳥畫,跟錢松喦 (1899-1985) 學習山水畫,十九歲時作品參展無錫白浪畫會展,屬於早慧的天才。1950 年移居香港,初期從事花鳥畫創作,數年後開始創作山水畫,1960 年代後她深入鑽研吳昌碩(1844-1927)、齊白石 (1864-1957) 以書法作畫的精品。1960 至 1970 年代,她赴巴西和加州陪伴張大千,亦參加多個海外展覽,包括在蘇格蘭國家博物館,愛丁堡;皇家藝術學院,倫敦;笛揚美術館,三藩市;維多利亞紀念堂,新加坡。以及 1980-1990 年代北京中國美術館、上海美術館、香港藝術館、香港大學馮平山博物館等均為方氏舉行個展。方氏於 2006 年逝世。

Born to a scholarly family in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China in 1914, Fang Zhaoling was a precocious child with strong interests in Chinese calligraphy. She studied bird-and-flower painting under Chen Jiucun (1898-1958) and landscape painting under Qian Songyan (1899-1985) at Wuxi Art College. When she was nineteen, she participated in the White Wave Painting Society exhibition in Wuxi. Her talent and knowledge of Chinese ink art were evident even at a young age. By 1950, she had immigrated to Hong Kong and produced primarily bird-and-flower paintings. A few years later, she started creating landscape paintings in an expressive approach. During the 1960s, she studied paintings by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) and Qi Baishi (1864-1957) in great detail, learning to use their freestyle method of cursive calligraphy to create paintings. During the 1960s-1970s she joined Zhang Daqian in Brazil and California, painting with him and participating in several overseas exhibitions, including at
Scottish National Museum of Modern Art; Royal Academy of Arts, London; De Young Museum, San Francisco; Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore. In addition, in the 1980s and 1990s, solo exhibitions of Fang were held at institutions such as National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Shanghai Art Museum; Hong Kong Museum of Art, and Fung Ping Shan Museum at University of Hong Kong. She passed away in 2006.

小貼士 TIPS

不妨湊近，細感受她筆下那股奔放的氣勢；再退開幾步，讓那些山、動物、河流，靜靜映照出心底對家的記憶和那份韌性。

Close in to feel the rush of her brush, then step back and let the mountains, animals, and rivers reflect your own memories of home and resilience.

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探純真 : 方召麐之旅 | In Pursuit of Naïveté: Fang Zhaoling’s Journey

日期 Dates
2026.03.24 – 2026.05.16

地點 Venue
藝倡畫廊 香港中環擺花街 1 號一號廣場 21 樓

Alisan Fine Arts, 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong

開放時間 Opening Hours
星期一至六上午 10 時至下午 6 時
Mon-Sat 10 AM – 6 PM

圖片提供：方召麐，藝倡畫廊｜Courtesy of Fang Zhaoling, Alisan Fine Arts