Kang Haitao

signed in Chinese and dated 2008 on the reverse, framed

China, Beijing, PIFO New Art Gallery, Introversion & Meditation, 20 March – 19 April, 2009  
China, Beijing, Today Art Museum, The Questioning Spirit of Seventies Generation Art, 18 December – 26 December, 2011, pp. 138 and 139
German, Berlin, Zhong Gallery, Shedding New Art from China, 27 April – 28 June, 2012, p. 122

This work is generally in good condition. There are minor wear and pinholes around the edges, which are consistent with the artist's working method. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light and out of its frame.
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Born in 1976, Kang Haitao remains to teach in Mianyang city ever since graduating from Sichuan Fine Art Institute in 2000. His night-scape works particularly bear a sentimental touch, where meticulous treatment of light and darkness ably envelopes the viewer with feelings of quietness and peacefulness. Old Factory from 2008 illustrates rays of light beaming through the pitch black roof of an old factory. Kang’s highly regarded capture of night is further exemplified in the work, with the light taking on a spiritual presence against the dark backdrop. “I think if there is light in the visual, perhaps there is also a sense of life.” Indeed, through this, the artist has successfully utilised a Western medium in finding a parallel plane with Chinese traditional ink artist’s continual pursuit on artistic concept.