Of Color and Ink
萬里千尋
United States｜2024｜DOCUMENTARY
Present by Hutong Productions
DIRECTOR: Weimin Zhang (張偉民)
• Best Feature Documentary film, 47th Sao Paulo International Film Festival (MOSTRA)
• Best Feature Documentary film, Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival
• Best Feature Documentary film, 2024 Cinequest Film & VR Festival (CQFF)
Synopsis
Of Color and Ink is an extraordinary documentary film that uncovers the little-known exile journey of global artist Chang Dai-chien (1899-1983), China’s foremost 20th-century painter. He has often been compared to Picasso, and his paintings outsell Van Gogh ( CNN ) and have broken records at auction ( New York Times ).
This is the first film to document Chang Dai-chien’s 30-year exile in South America, Europe, and
the United States. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Weimin Zhang, Of Color and Ink is the
culmination of Zhang’s 12-year journey to unravel the mysteries and controversies surrounding
his political, arQsQc, and spiritual quests. The film delves into Chang's extraordinary life in exile,
highlighting the global context of his art and its broad impact as it crossed cultural boundaries
and political borders - even more relevant in today’s world. The film argues for his significant influence on Western art and illustrates how his work formed a bridge between East and West. Last February, The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco premiered Of Color and Ink, and called it a significant revelation: “Despite being the world’s top-selling artist, Chang Daichien’s life remained a mystery—until now.”
Of Color and Ink has been acclaimed by critics as both a remarkable cinematic achievement and
a significant scholarly contribution.
張大千（1899-1983）曾被譽為500年來第一人，是20世紀從中國走向西方並享譽西方畫壇的重要畫家。
1949年，張大千遠離故土，漂泊海外，在異國他鄉度過了生命的後半生。 長篇紀錄片“萬裡千尋”探尋和表現了這位中國畫家鮮為人知的海外藝術和人生之旅， 從而感受一位從東方走向西方並成為具有全球影響力的藝術家的心路歷程。
