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A decorative artist for many years, Du Dakai didn't explore ink-brush paintings until middle age.
杜大恺先生从事装饰艺术创作多年，直至中年才开始探索水墨的世界。
He loves to depict ordinary things and day-to-day scenes and with strokes of ease, he turns these inconspicuous moments into eternity.
他喜欢捕捉那些微不足道的平凡之物和场景，以平常之心。他的描绘让这些日常的瞬间成为某种永恒。
At his solo exhibition now on at Tsinghua University Art Museum, Du provides us a novel perspective to look at objects and landscapes we thought nothing unfamiliar: roadside cottages, abandoned factories, billboards, vegetables and flowers.
在他清华大学艺术博物馆的个展上，杜先生赋予我们一种沉静而智慧的观察角度，重新凝视这些我们看惯了的东西：路边的小屋、被遗弃的工厂、广告牌、蔬菜、花束。
His works do not tell stories, nor do they intentionally showcase techniques. Only, he wants to invite us to find and appreciate those little beautiful things and corners of tranquility and poetry.
杜先生的作品并不讲述某种情节，也不刻意炫技。他仅仅是邀请观者来找寻、欣赏生活中的小而美和那些宁静、诗意的角落。
Du's paintings do not feature a visually-appealing palette. They may not capture you at first sight with vivid colors.
他的画在色彩运用上也并不“惹眼”，在看到它们的第一眼，你不会被任何绚丽的颜色“击中”。
But when you gaze at them in peace, you will be amazed by a symphony of smooth lines and blocks and carefree shades of ink.
杜先生的作品更适合你静静地凝视，而后，那些舒缓的线条和自由晕染的墨块便会在你脑中交织成一曲交响乐。
Photos courtesy of artist and TAM
图片致谢艺术家和清华大学艺术博物馆
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Tsinghua University, Haidian district.
Lin Qi
自出道起专注特稿写作10余年，担任艺术报道是这两年的事。周一到周五去高大上的博物馆跑活儿，周末在798/草场地/黑桥出没。
