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Title: That Summer by the Shore
Artist: He Jun
Medium: Ink on Xuan Paper
Canvas Size: 138 × 68 cm (54.3 × 26.8 in)
Framed Size: 158 × 88 cm
Year: 2024
Frame: black slim metal frame with a white mat,
Artwork ID: MBA-2026-17
Authenticity: Original · One of a Kind · Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Artwork Interpretation
This work is a piece of Chinese contemporary ink painting,
presented through a minimal composition that emphasizes the relationship between the figure and its surroundings.
The figure stands alone at the edge of the shore,
without a defined facial expression or gesture.
Placed within an open and quiet space,
the figure maintains a measured distance from the environment.
Rather than prescribing a specific emotion,
the work presents an open emotional state —
one that may be read as solitary or calm,
slightly restrained,
or even peaceful, depending on the viewer’s own state of mind.
The extensive use of negative space reflects a core principle of Chinese art.
Here, emptiness functions as a receptive space,
inviting viewers to project their own emotions and interpretations.
Technically, the painting is executed with restrained and economical brushwork.
The figure is suggested through a minimal number of strokes,
preserving the fluid quality of Chinese ink painting
while maintaining a clear and atmospheric visual structure.
As a work of Chinese contemporary art,
it does not impose an emotional conclusion.
Its strength lies in openness —
allowing each viewer to encounter a different emotional resonance
within the same image.