The timed auction ends Thursday October 8th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Bryan Mew
Travel III (?), 2026
Sumi Ink on Xuan Paper
Height 41 cm x Width 30 cm
Artwork is framed and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $
The ancient character for travel depicts a person carrying a clan flag on a journey. What began as an image of people moving together gradually came to represent travel for pleasure and the freedom to wander. In this work, it becomes a reflection on leaving the familiar behind — moving through new places, following curiosity, and allowing the journey itself to shape where we arrive.
Artist Bio: Born in Hong Kong and based in Sydney, Bryan Mew is a Chinese Australian artist whose practice explores the ancient origins of Chinese writing and their possibilities within contemporary art.
Working across ink painting, sculpture, performance and installation, Mew traces characters back to their earliest pictorial forms—when written language was closely connected to drawings of people, animals, nature and everyday life. Through gesture, material and experimentation, he reimagines these ancient forms as living, expressive works for contemporary audiences.
His practice has been developed through exhibitions, residencies and projects across Australia and Japan.
Dimensions:
41 cm x 30 cm