Artist: Jiangang Su

Catching Fish in Summer (筌魚消夏)

Chinese ink on silk, silk mounted on paper
image size: 31 x 66 cm
framed
2022

隸書題畫名：荃魚消夏

題畫詩：
捉魚淺水中，投置最深處。當暑脫煎熬，翛然泳而去。豈無良庖者，可使供七箸。物我皆畏苦，捨之寧啖茹。
壬寅仲夏健剛。

鈐印：落紙清音, 蘇, 至樂

Catching fish in shallow water and placing them at the deepest point. They swim away immediately to escape the heat of summer. If there are no good cooks, the catch goes to waste. All living things are afraid of suffering, so I would rather give up eating the fish and become a vegetarian.

Jiangang Su, Mid Summer 2022

Seals: Resonance of Paper Drifting, Su, Ultimate Happiness

Jiangang Su (born in 1974), graduated from Changshu Institute of Technology in Arts and Crafts. He specializes in traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving. In the 1980s, he studied under Mr. Yan Gongda, a famous calligrapher and seal carver. Su is also an experienced art educator. His works are collected internationally and appear in the private collections of many art institutions and galleries. In 2017 he served as the Art Director of the Canada 150th Anniversary International Tea Festival. Su is a member of Jiangsu Calligraphers Association, the Suzhou Calligraphers Association, and is a senior registered Teacher of China.

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