"My paintings branch off from the lineage of Chinese traditional paintings - it's important for me to receive but also move beyond the influence of history. I use the same materials and techniques that a Chinese painter from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907 AD-960 AD) would use, but I turn the scroll painting and its flatness into an object."
"Zheng is at the forefront of Asian-born artists reinventing the history of ink painting, while living in the diaspora. Something more expansive and unpredictable is at stake in her work than personal identity, which focuses on representations of the self or 'I' as something fixed rather than constantly changing."
Leah Ke Yi Zheng's work merges Western oil painting with Eastern ink painting, creating a synthesis of divergent cultural histories. She is recognized as a leading Asian-born artist reinventing ink painting while living in the diaspora. Zheng's approach transcends personal identity, focusing on the fluidity of representation. Her use of traditional materials and techniques connects her to historical Chinese painting, while her innovative methods transform these elements into contemporary art forms. The exploration of cultural heritage and artistic evolution is central to her practice.
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