· Selected Ink Print Works ·
Two-Dimensional Horse
— A Joint Ink and Print Exhibition by Lin Jichang and He Fu
Dates: May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Venue: Hall 2, V Exit Art Museum
“Two-Dimensional Horse” — what is it?
Answer: a useless thing.
Now, placing this exhibition within the setting of the “Micro Art Fair” is like the lords of the South Sea and the North Sea meeting in the realm of chaos, trying to attract passersby with sights, sounds, food, and rest. Yet my own paintings are large and useless, discarded by all. A master stonemason would not dare swing his axe, for fear of harming my nose; the wild dust of galloping horses would only stir up laughter. Therefore, I dare not present this “ugliness” directly to the world, but hide it behind digital prints, lowering myself to the level of a bargain bin — a strategy of dragging my tail in the mud.
How fortunate, then, that He Fu is here. He dwells somewhere between being a useful and a useless tree. Riding the flames of heroic song, wielding the winds and clouds of ink, he turns the rotten into the miraculous and fills his pockets with gold. His paintings are of use to the world and a delight to others — this is “useful.”
One is a scattered, knotty tree; the other, a straight-grained timber. One, with thin-blade subtlety, moves freely through the interstices; the other, by being useless, lives out its natural years. The two ride side by side, not to race, but to illuminate each other. His worldly, market-stall smoke and fire set off my desolate wilderness; and I, watching fish from the Hao Bridge, laugh at his momentary dream of a deer.
If you insist on seeing this exhibition as a bargain to be found, then look at this “two-dimensional” realm: the useful tree flaunts its colors; the useless one preserves its own life. You are not a fish — how do you know the fish’s joy? You are not me — how do you know that I do not know the fish’s joy?
Whether you come or not — the lord on the riverbank casts his line; only those willing are caught.
Summer of the Bingwu Year (2026) — Jichang
Lin Jichang
Also known as Jichang. Artist and writer.
Vice President of the Guangdong Modern Writers Research Association and Director of the Humanities and Art Museum.
Former editor-in-chief of the independent publications New Trend People and Chinese Red Figurine magazines.
Has held solo exhibitions at institutions including the Guangdong Painting Institute Art Museum, Li Xiongcai Art Museum, and venues in Guangzhou, Qingdao, Seoul (South Korea), among others.
Has participated in over thirty group exhibitions in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Hangzhou, and Hefei.
He Fu
He Fu (Huang Hefu), born in Raoping, Guangdong Province, is a freelance painter. He currently lives in Guangzhou.
Selected Exhibitions:
2025
• Thus Come · Thus Already Come — 2025 China (Qingdao) Annual Art Documentary Survey Exhibition
• "All Gods Are Present" Contemporary Artist Case Exhibition (Sanshui Art)
• Snake Adds Luck: The Legend of the White Snake · He Fu Hand-Painted Exhibition (Chaozhou)
2024
• He Fu Hand-Painting: Yingge Dance and Pseudo Talismans (Shantou)
• Good Luck · Solo Love for Warrior Women — He Fu Solo Ink Painting Exhibition (Qingdao)
• Tales of the World · Private Whispers — 2024 China (Qingdao) Annual Art Documentary Survey Exhibition (Qingdao)
• Phenomenon and Scene — Ten Chinese Young Artists Group Exhibition (Qingdao)
• Detoxifying Journey to the West · He Fu Ink Illustration Exhibition (Chengdu)
