This is a section of the roof of the drawing room in the Fife. Another intriguing choice of art - it is hand painted by Chinese artist, Zhang Enli. It makes for a very busy room - when you consider that the walls are lined with tartan fabric!
Taken from the Fife website :
In ‘Ancient Quartz’ (2018) Zhang took inspiration from cross sections of Scottish agates, whose deceptively simple exteriors conceal a dazzling array of colour and texture. And also the Cairngorm crystal, which features beautiful lines traversing their surfaces, much like Zhang’s artwork. These crystals are both made by the unique landscape here in the Highlands and are also evocative of the peaks and troughs of the landscape which formed them. We might also image them to be the contour lines of a topographic map describing the surrounding ups and downs of the Highland landscape. Zhang has created this work in his signature style of lines, curves, drips and smears applied in thin, diluted layers of paint – a direct influence of the loose washes of traditional Chinese brush painting. ‘Ancient Quartz’ belongs to Zhang’s series of ‘Space Paintings’. These ambitious pieces are site-specific installations which Zhang Enli paints directly onto the walls or ceiling of a room to create immersive, nostalgic environments.
