Chou, Irene. My Heart is the Universe, c. 2000. ink, color, and acrylic on silk, Overall: 63.5 x 95.9 cm (25 x 37 3/4 in.). Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2013.33. Copyrighted.

My Heart is the Universe

c. 2000

Irene Chou

Irene Chou (Chinese, 1924–2011)

Chinese Art

My Heart is the Universe, c. 2000. Irene Chou (Chinese, 1924–2011). Ink, color, and acrylic on silk; overall: 63.5 x 95.9 cm (25 x 37 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund 2013.33 Chou applied her so-called impact textural strokes (jixian cun) by hitting a wet brush against a rod to splatter ink on the silk painting surface.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Chou, Irene
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: ink, color, and acrylic on silk
Medium: ink, color, acrylic, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 63.5 x 95.9 cm (25 x 37 3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed by the artist with five of the artist's seals
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 2013.33
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund
Exhibitions: <em>Irene Chou's solo exhibition.</em> Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong (2003)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 7-July 7, 2015).
Rights Statement: Copyrighted