# Event Details - **Event Name**: Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Bluerider ART at Manhattan Beach Gallery Hop: Saturday, August 22nd, 2pm - 3pmAbout this EventJoin us for the Bluerider ART WALKER, a 50-minute guided tour through our current exhibition, Ink Reborn — 7 Narratives of Contemporary Chinese Ink, 2–3 PM on Aug 22.Event Schedule:2pm-3pm Bluerider WALKER at Bluerider ART LA • Manhattan BeachCurrent Exhibition:Ink Reborn: 7 Narratives of Contemporary Chinese InkInk, as one of the foremost visual vehicles of Eastern aesthetics, rests on a twofold foundation. The first is a material system of brush, ink, paper, and water—the aesthetics of “ink in five tones.” The second is a philosophical spirit centered on “Chi-rythm, life-movement” and “knowing the black, keeping the white,” which, through the interplay of void and substance, constructs a spiritual space one can wander and dwell within. In contrast to the Western tradition of representation that, since the Renaissance, has been governed by linear perspective and chiaroscuro, ink developed a spatial vision of multiple viewpoints and the “three distances”. The irreversible, permeating nature of its materials demands an exceptional command of the fleeting “force of the brush” and “breath” of the moment. From the maturation of the Song landscape system and the parallel development of academy and literati painting, to the heightened emphasis on calligraphic gesture and subjective spirit in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasty, ink gradually turned from the representation of nature toward the expression of the inner mind.Since the turn of the twentieth century, propelled by globalization and cross-medium experimentation, ink has shifted from the transmission of brush-and-ink lineage toward a rethinking of material itself and of cultural identity, seeking new narrative structures in the space between continuity and transformation.Ink Reborn turns on a single character: Reborn , to generate, to live. The Book of Changes declares, “Ceaseless generation is what we call Change” life giving rise to life, unbroken and unending. This is the most ancient of Eastern understandings of the cosmos: the great virtue of heaven and earth is generation; the ten thousand things are not created objects but a current of perpetual becoming. For ink, reborn is at once the vital impulse that Xie He’s “Chi rythm, life-movement” pursues, and the fresh germination of ink in contemporary soil. It points not to continuation but to rebirth—ink crossing oceans, generations, and borders, generating anew at the threshold where history meets the present. Because it never ceases, it can be made new.Seven emerging Chinese ink artists open a dialogue between historical context and contemporary experience, revealing the manifold possibilities of ink today: Dai Junpeng carries forward the dialectic of void and substance in landscape painting, responding to contemporary modes of looking through the “empty” and the “untrammeled.”Dai Yinglun, with a flatly dispersed, point-perspective structure of group figures, depicts the fluid relationship between the individual and the collective. Eunice Cheung Wai Man renders anthropomorphized animal figures in meticulous gongbi, fusing a hyperrealist vocabulary with an ethics of life. Li Liangchen uses blue-green landscape as a filter, combining collaged texts of everyday current affairs with fragments of symbols to reconstruct classical and modern narratives. Tseng Tingyu proposes “ink that has left ink painting,” deconstructing the very way brush and ink are seen as he explores his connection to himself and to the land. Wu Huaheng, through experiments with black, ink, and paper, reconstructs the historical traces of Eastern alms-bowl imagery. Ying Yefu merges gongbi line-drawing with single-line, flat-fill figuration, conjuring a dramatic tension between nostalgia and the surreal.Together, these artists prove that at the meeting point of historical depth and contemporary consciousness, Chinese ink remains an aesthetic narrative—and a spiritual emblem—still in the act of being born.Participating Artists:Dai JunpengDai YinglunEunice Cheung Wai ManLi LiangchenTseng TingyuWu HuahengYing YefuCurrent Exhibition:Ink Reborn — 7 Narratives of Contemporary Chinese Ink ExhibitionDates: July 11 – September 5, 2026Bluerider ART LA · Manhattan Beach1030 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 6:30 pminfo.usa@blueriderart.comT: 424-282-6288 https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/d5d8a180-9227-11f1-88dc-e3856eb2568f-rimg-w592-h740-dcd8d8d8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/d60c82c0-9227-11f1-bae3-ff7b876e3a8d-rimg-w555-h740-dcc8c8c8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d6393810-9227-11f1-88dc-e3856eb2568f-rimg-w555-h740-dce8d8b8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/d64d8360-9227-11f1-88dc-e3856eb2568f-rimg-w555-h740-dcc8c8b8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/d6615980-9227-11f1-a33a-f7150662a5aa-rimg-w555-h740-dca8a898-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manhattan-beach/gallery-hop-manhattan-beach-822/100001996354057727 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, exhibitions, meetups, performances, theatre, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Manhattan Beach - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Bluerider ART Los Angeles · Manhattan Beach - **lat**: 33.887118 - **long**: -118.396881 - **full address**: Bluerider ART Los Angeles · Manhattan Beach, 1030 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0cb7ab08ebb6f678323a2058d820cdb7fafcf62980ce29c24e8059293a18c34f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1786083566 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 being held? - **A:** Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 takes place on Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Bluerider ART Los Angeles · Manhattan Beach, 1030 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22? - **A:** Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 is organized by Bluerider ART LA · Manhattan Beach. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Gallery Hop Manhattan Beach 8.22 is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manhattan Beach, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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