Art explores transcendent relationship with nature

LENOX, Massachusetts — In a wooded corner of Eastover Estate & Eco-Village, a dozen scrolls, each measuring 3 meters in height and 1 meter in width, sway quietly in the summer breeze, visibly transformed by rain, sunlight and time since they were hung one year ago.

The scrolls were painted on rice paper, affixed to durable nonwoven fabric, and then framed and suspended between trees in a Massachusetts forest in the United States.

This is the closing chapter of the Solar Terms: Contemporary Ink Art Event, an outdoor exhibition that opened on July 27, 2024, and will end on July 26. It features works by four leading contemporary Chinese ink painters — Lan Zhenghui, Li Gang, Qin Feng and Zhang Zhaohui — each of whom explores abstraction and expressive brushwork while remaining grounded in the literati tradition.