Supreme Master Ching Hai has enriched this traditional art form with many unique ideas such as using fans of special shapes and painting them with unusual color materials. As her capricious brush strokes flow naturally across the pristine white surface of the fans, the resulting images are vivid, elegant and without any mundane traces. Some painted fans are more contemporary, some are classical and graceful. Some are mischievous and lively but rich in Zen connotations. The viewers seem to be actually hearing chirping birds and murmuring streams in the mountains, or smelling the fragrances of spring and autumn in the fields.
Regarding Her creativity, Supreme Master Ching Hai says, “I have never received formal education in art designing. However, after meditating for many years, I am now full of inspiration.” In fact, on one occasion, Master painted several dozen fans in one night, all featuring harmonious colors, vibrant compositions and profound spiritual meanings. These vibrantly decorated works are as delicate as hand-embroidered fans, each featuring a different style and significance. Some are contemporary in design and some classically elegant, while others possess a mischievous air amply reflecting the artist’s humor and childlike innocence.
The Dragon Gets the Pearl
The Heavenly Bowl
Raining On The Taro Plant
Too Enlightened (The Fourth Eye)
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