Hsiao Chin - "Primordial Qi, Sea of Form" Exhibition

"Cosmic Radiation" (Acrylic on canvas, 1965) is an early work by Hsiao Chin, an extension of his pattern-based "Sun Series." Geometric color fields with dual-hue concentric circles and radiating forms depict the sun as the universe's core, rotating ceaselessly and emitting energy. This eternal contrast between stillness and motion elucidates cosmic power.

"Zen-26" (Ink on canvas, 1977) features intuitive geometric ink squares and freely placed red dots at the bottom edge. Within this rigorous form for mindful contemplation, "emptiness contains substance, substance contains emptiness; extreme emptiness becomes substance, extreme substance becomes emptiness." The interaction of void and solid energies embodies a spiritual atmosphere. Here, the emphasis is on ink's natural fluidity; Hsiao Chin believes "watercolor spreading possesses 'accidental' and 'random' qualities. With the mind as the creative subject, 'the hand follows the heart,' and all imagery is the result of 'mind transformation'" (Note 1).

"Qi" (Print, 1981) is a large print returning to the exploration of primordial Daoist and Zen roots. Composed of three semi-rigid single-color blue blocks, the right block is halved, suggesting extension beyond boundaries. A large red seal stamp in the center balances two smaller red seals on each side. Color blocks reveal linear light like curtains, indicating subtle inner space. "Drizzle-12" (Acrylic on canvas, 1984) consists of a series of three layers of deep blue vertical brushstrokes flowing downward, full of rhythmic beauty. Especially in its slender format, it powerfully depicts the momentum of falling rain.

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Hsiao Chin The Birth of a New World 143x50cm 1997 Ink on paper - Taiyu Art Hall Collection. "Cosmic Wind" (Print, 1986) is a breakthrough work in Hsiao Chin's artistic creation. Through intuitive understanding, it vividly uses instinctive forms combined with vibrant, colorful spots to symbolize great cosmic energy. The emotional and magnetically powerful "Journey to the Eternal Garden" (Acrylic on canvas, 1994) series combines verdant green and pale purple fields like a hymn from the depths of the heart, using color paths to access the mysterious inner world, revealing the joy and gratitude of existence. "The Birth of a New World" (Acrylic on canvas, 1997) and "The Birth of a New World" (Ink on paper, 1997) are the most distinctive in this series. De-patterned, softer, and more fluid, they feature swirling rainbow-colored lines around a dominant reddish wash, resembling parts of planets in the galaxy, full of energetic fields. Another rare ink-on-paper work uses lyrical, expressive red circles as the main body in a slender format, with four parallel broad ink strokes at the corners, geometrically symmetric, illustrating the Daoist interplay of void/substance, yin/yang, and soft/hard.

Majestic broad brushstrokes combined in smooth structures: "Great Qi-35" (Ink on paper, 1998) features vertical bright red and parallel light blue strokes. "Great Qi-38" (Acrylic on paper, 1999) combines simple, crisp gray parallel broad strokes with blue strokes, constructing dynamic momentum and energy. Instinctive and emotional "Wild Gale" (Ink on paper, 1999) constructs energetic fields through bold, sweeping indigo strokes, balanced by a single red stroke at the bottom right, balancing energy and momentum between movement and stillness.

Through warm-toned saturation, extraordinary scenes and energies are pointed out. "Sunset" (Acrylic on paper, 1999) uses large ochre color fields to depict the setting sun's hidden light. "Vortex of Light-2" (Acrylic on canvas, 2000) transitions from small yellow inner circles expanding into large ochre circles, with splash-like spots above and around adding finishing touches. Warm tones emit a hot temperature and energy, implying a vortex of constant motion and stillness, rotating inward with sufficient cosmic light energy and aura, forming a vital spiritual entity. Note 1: Taipei Fine Arts Museum - Hsiao Chin's Journey: 1953-1994 Xiao Qiongrui - Flowing Life: Hsiao Chin Forming the Dao through Imagery p14.