Flamboyant éclat

In Flamboyant éclat, Chu Teh-Chun presents a composition of rare chromatic intensity, where incandescent reds, bursts of orange, and dark depths clash and merge in a surge of pure energy. Created in 1981, the work reflects the full stylistic maturity of the artist, at a time when his painting reached a masterful balance between calligraphic gesture, lyrical abstraction, and the evocation of inner landscapes.

Each brushstroke seems to extend the artist’s breath, both controlled and instinctive, across an unbounded pictorial space. Light radiates from within the canvas, setting the material ablaze, as though a sacred fire were animating the entire surface.

Rooted in Chinese tradition through his sensitivity to ink and void, Chu Teh-Chun transposes that philosophy into a profoundly Western syntax, nourished by twentieth-century French painting. The work embodies the dual cultural heritage that gives his art its singularity and emotional power.