A GOLDEN GARDEN
Painting and Illustration by Yi Ning Pan and Ji Su
Opening Feb 27, 2025 7-9pm
https://goldgarden.eventbrite.ca
Exhibition: Feb 27 – Mar 27, 2025
Mon-Fri 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesdays until 8 pm.
Rm218 (no elevator), 4211 No. 3 Road Richmond, BC V6X 2C3
Lipont Gallery is honoured to present A Golden Garden, a two-person exhibition featuring newly created paintings, drawings, and illustrations by Richmond- and Vancouver-based artists Yi Ning Pan and Ji Su. The convergence of these two practices reveals a sophisticated interplay of material experimentation, cultural resonance, and poetic narrative.
Pan’s diverse body of work — spanning oil on canvas, metal, wood, and ink on paper — foregrounds her investigation of identity and heritage through both traditional and contemporary lenses. Her Taihu Stone Series reflects the interesting engagement with natural forms and the interplay of chaos and order. Using Nihonga techniques, Pan employs mineral pigments on washi paper to capture the nuanced textures of eroded limestone formations central to Chinese and Japanese garden traditions. Concurrently exploring ceramics, Pan extends her visual inquiry into three-dimensional space, urging a deeper consideration of diversity and cultural dialogue.
Su’s practice similarly traverses multiple mediums, rooted in her formal training as an illustrator and expanding into acrylic on canvas and gold leaf. The psychological acuity of her work emerges through metaphors that explore emotional states and societal concerns. By illuminating the complexity of human experience—from personal introspection to broader social dynamics — Su reinforces the irreplaceable influence of the human imagination, distinguishing artistic labour from artificial intelligence.
A Golden Garden encourages contemplation of how Eastern and Western sensibilities can merge within a shared conceptual space, forming a visual realm of narrative depth, metaphor, and poetic reflection. The exhibition will be on view from February 27 to March 27, 2025, at Lipont Gallery in Richmond, BC. The opening reception on February 27 offers a chance to engage with the artists directly, gaining insight into their iterative processes and inspirations. Admission is free.
金色的花园
苏吉、潘亦宁绘画及插画展
开幕：2025年2月27日 7-9pm
https://goldgarden.eventbrite.ca
展览：2024年2月27日 – 3月27日
周一至周五10am-5pm, 周二至8pm
Rm218 (无电梯), 4211 No. 3 Road Richmond BC
温哥华力邦美术馆荣幸举办【金色的花园】双人展，展出列治文和温哥华艺术家潘亦宁和苏吉新创作的绘画和插画作品。她们的作品融合了材料实验、文化共鸣和诗意叙事的相互作用。两位艺术家的想象力都超越了平凡。她们不仅渲染了一个神秘的世界，讲述了迷人的故事，更引领观众进入了兼具东方典雅和西方抒情的“金色花园”。
除了专业插画作品外，苏吉最近开始运用布面丙烯、金箔等材料进行绘画创作。潘亦宁运用金属，木板，画布，油彩等材料进行创作，兼修纸本水墨。
潘亦宁的作品种类丰富，涵盖布面油画、布面丙烯，木板油画，金属、和纸本水墨等，突出了她通过传统和当代视角对文化身份的探究。她的【太湖石系列】反映了对自然形态的细致入微的接触以及混乱与秩序的相互作用。她使用日本画技术，在和纸上使用矿物颜料来捕捉侵蚀太湖石灰岩地层的细微纹理，这是中国和日本园林传统的特点之一。在探索陶瓷的同时，潘亦宁将她的视觉探索扩展到三维空间，呼吁大家更深入地考虑多元文化对话。
苏吉的作品同样横跨多种媒介，根植于她作为专业插画家的正规培训，并扩展到布面丙烯和金箔画。她作品的心理敏锐性通过探索情绪状态和社会问题的隐喻而显现出来。通过阐明人类经验的复杂性——从个人内省到更广泛的社会动态——苏吉强调了人类想象力不可替代的影响力，将艺术劳动与人工智能区分开来。
【金色的花园】鼓励人们思考东方和西方的情感如何在一个共同的概念空间中融合，形成一个叙事深度、隐喻和诗意反思的视觉领域。
展览将于 2025 年 2 月 27 日至 3 月 27 日在温哥华力邦美术馆二楼展出。2 月 27 日的开幕活动提供给观众一个与艺术家直接交流并深入了解她们作品的迭代过程和灵感启发。免费入场。
