2Cellos: Benedictus

CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, French/Chinese, B. 1920), Douce quietude A, signed in Chinese; signed and dated ‘CHU TEH-CHUN 05’ (lower right); titled, signed and dated ‘Douce quietude A Chu Teh-Chun 2005’; signed in Chinese (on the reverse) oil on canvas, 194 x 129 cm. (76 1/2 x 50 3/4 in.), Painted in 2005, Image Source: Christie’s

In Douce quietude A…, Chu used free, uncontrolled brushstrokes to draw high, rugged mountains in the middle of the painting, creating a powerful image. He puts a lot of emphasis on the fluidity and movement of the brushstrokes. Flowing brushstrokes are developed from Chinese calligraphy and feel automated and spontaneous. Comparing this piece of work with that of Russian expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, Kandinsky transformed musical notes into lines, while Chu’s lines resemble Chinese calligraphy…Artist Wu Guanzhong once accurately described Chu’s work as “looking like Western paintings when looking from afar, but when examined closely, they look like Chinese paintings”.

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2CELLOS Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser performing their arrangement of Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins (Hendon Music Inc (BMI)) with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Ivo Lipanovic, conductor

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Pray for Peace ✝️

~Sunnyside

8 Comments Add yours

  1. Thanks for the introduction to such a pretty piece of music.

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    1. I am happy you enjoy this, Steve. 😊

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  2. I LOVE 2Cellos. They are so talented. :)

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    1. Agree – I love them, too, Jeanne! I don’t know if they still perform together, but they really are talented performers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 😊

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  3. The artwork and the music are truly amazing. Fantastic cello.

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    1. i am happy you enjoy this, Vivienne. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🌻

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