Floating 天水間
Artist: June Yun
oil on canvas
48 x 96 inches
2014-2023
Floating was inspired by Chinese Ming Dynasty artist Chen Hongshou’s painting “Ho Tian Zhang’s Enjoyment”. When June was studying art history in university, this painting touched something deep inside her heart. Since then, this memory has been gathering dust until recent years, when June was stunned by the beautiful blue sky and water in Canada and somehow recalled Chen Hongshou’s painting. June has been an immigrant living in Canada for many years. The solitude along the journey also reminded her of the scene in this painting. In response, June created Floating to tell the story of her journey and destiny. Water and clouds are used as a metaphor in the painting to be the carrier of her feelings and thoughts. Emptiness, vagueness, and simplicity are the message that the artist is conveying.
《天水间》的灵感来自云媛对明代画家陈洪绶的“何天章行乐图”的记忆。在她读大学美术史时，这幅画好似触动了她内心深处的某些东西，所以它一直在画家的心底某处尘封着。直到近年来，加拿大蓝蓝的天水和美丽的白云，加上她作为一个移民独自身处异国他乡多年，远离家乡的那种漂泊和孤独感，又使她记起了陈洪绶的那幅画。《天水间》那漂泊的氛围也是一种宿命感。水和云在这里是她用做比喻情感和思想的载体。空淼，朦胧，简约的空灵感是画家所要传递的。
June Yun was born in China. She lived and studied fine art in the U.K. and received her Master of Fine Arts Degree from University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2002, she has been living and working in Vancouver as a full-time artist. Yun’s work has been exhibited internationally, including solo shows in the U.K., France, China, in venues such as Himalaya Art Museum in Shanghai and Richmond Art Gallery, Banff Centre and Lipont Gallery in Canada. She participated in The Radius Mural and Big Prints public art projects in Vancouver and received several art awards from Europe, Canada and China.