The Pine Studio
The Pine Studio is devoted to the practice of traditional Chinese art, most notably the subtleties of brush painting and the power of sculpting in jade, wood, and ceramics. For the Studio’s artists, Huáng Xiǎo Qín (黃曉勤, “Janny”) and Yán Zhūo Qīng (閻倬𡖖, “Joseph”), this practice is a multi-decade labor of love.
Huáng Xiǎo Qín (黃曉勤)
“In order to gain new knowledge, you must study the old. So I spend much of every day immersed in the images, poetry, and calligraphy of centuries of practitioners of my art. Nature, however, has always been my best teacher. Through the simple means of color and ink, I strive to capture the tranquility that nature offers us, to evoke a sense of effortlessness, peace and harmony with the natural world.”
Yán Zhūo Qīng (閻倬𡖖)
“My life in art began at age 16 in 1972, when the Chinese Cultural Revolution was still underway, and when the government assigned me to learn jade carving — an art form that I embraced immediately. Form, light, detail … it all made sense to me. Since then, whether I find myself starting from scratch or from sketches, I have always attempted to create material beauty that reflects the world in which I live.”