"The Shape of My Soul" Traditional Chinese Color Ink Paintings and Calligraphy by Mr. Sheng Chi Lee. On exhibit at the GumTree Museum of Art in Tupelo, MS from September 18 through October 31.

Mr. Lee is from the Laiyang county of the Shandong Province in China. Born to this beautiful land at an extremely difficult era when disorder and Japanese pirates were everywhere he had no choice but to leave.

In the latter part of his life, Mr. Lee paints in order to nourish his body and soul, he paints to regulate his mood and temperament. "Through painting not only can I promote Chinese culture and make a wide range of friends, my final goal is to nurture my temper, shape my soul and enjoy a good old age time."
 

Mr. Lee will be in attendance demonstrating traditional Chinese calligraphy during an opening reception on Friday September 21 from 5 - 7pm at the GumTree Museum of Art located at 211 W. Main St., Tupelo MS.
 

"The Shape of My Soul" was on exhibit

from September 18 through October 31, 2007.

The tradition of Chinese landscape painting began in the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), considered a golden age in Chinese literature and art. Stimulated by contact and trade with India and the Middle East, the empire flourished and brought forth new ideas in art, poetry, music and philosophy.

 

Chinese landscape painting is a natural evolution from the calligraphy so inherent in a beautiful written language derived from pictures. The paintings seek not to show the scene, but to evoke the numinous harmony of man with nature.

Attributed to David Wight
Curator of Exhibits
Sam Houston Memorial Museum
October 2005

Please contact the GumTree Museum of Art

for more information at 662-844-2787.