Brandon Sadler is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A in illustration. Trained in graffiti writing, then inspired by his intensive study of East Asian calligraphy, he investigated the materiality of language and discovered the contact between two seemingly opposing cultures – African American Hip Hop and East Asian Calligraphy – as they both use the movement of writing to cultivate the qí, balancing the internal energy between mind and body, in order to unleash creative expression. Sadler uses letters from the English alphabet to compose symbols that resonate with Chinese character structures. In this piece, aerosol paint creates the subtle dance of abstraction between solid and hazy. The text reads: “The word of God always intervenes with sin. From insight, my inner light beams within,” a quote from RZA’s 2003 song “Chi Kung,” which resonates with the artist’s aim to achieve a higher state of being through his practice.

Brandon Sadler是一位跨领域艺术家，现居佐治亚州亚特兰大，毕业于萨凡纳艺术与设计学院，获得了插画学士学位。他接受过涂鸦创作的训练，并经过对东亚书法的深入研究，探索了语言的物质性，发现了两个看似对立的文化——非裔美国人的嘻哈和东亚书法——之间的联系。两种文化都通过书写来运“气”，平衡身心之间的内在能量，用以释放创造性表达。Sadler通过使用英文字母创作了与汉字结构相呼应的符号。在这件作品中，气溶胶喷漆形成了一种介于实体与模糊之间微妙的抽象舞蹈。文本内容为：“上帝的话语总是介入罪恶。从洞察中，我的内在光芒闪耀”，这句话出自RZA 2003年的歌曲《气功》（Chi Kung），呼应了艺术家通过实践达到更高境界的目标。