Event Introduction:

Subject: Contemporary Ink Art in the Digital Age

Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2025

Address: Academic Lecture Hall on the Second Floor of Guan Shanyue Art Museum

Lecture Format: On-site in-person lectures, WeChat video channel

Speaker Introduction:

Pi Daojian

Graduated from the Graduate Program in Art History at Hubei College of Arts in 1981 and subsequently remained at the institution as a faculty member;

In the 1980s, he participated in the founding and editing of *Aesthetics Trends*, serving as a member of the editorial board and deputy editor;

In 1988, he was appointed as a member of the Theoretical Committee of the China Artists Association;

In 1992, he was transferred to the Fine Arts Department at South China Normal University, where he successively served as Deputy Director and Director of the department.

He served as Deputy Director of the Exhibition Committee of the China Artists Association, where he curated and hosted various exhibitions and academic seminars. Currently, he is an advisor to the Academic Committee of the Guangdong Museum of Art.

Event Content:

The contemporary transformation of traditional ink painting and the creation of modern and contemporary ink art represent a spiritual journey of return. Contemporary ink art bridges our memories of the past and our perceptions of the present through such a spiritual mode of living, enabling us to reclaim the spiritual freedom of contemplation, meditation, and enlightenment that has been lost to digital media and fast-paced culture. These very activities of contemplation, meditation, and enlightenment are precisely the primary modes of artistic creation and appreciation in ink painting. The creative trends in contemporary ink art reveal the coexistence and diversity within the global modern and contemporary art landscape and ecosystem.