Zhang Da-wo, Style-name: Wei Gong, Pseudo-name: Bo Bing, start ed transforming the expression of traditional Shuimo/water-ink by exploring the ink and lines within Chinese calligraphy since 1982. Zhang's art pieces are regarded as unsurpassable eastern modernism consisting of a liberal style. They are of elegant and vitalizing, yet full of Eastern romanticism and mysticism at the same time. Among many other works of traditional calligraphy from contemporary Chinese abstract painters, Zhang's works are of unique yet popular. Being a well performer of traditional calligraphy in his young age, Zhang was deeply influenced by the 85 new wave art, and inspired by the reform and innovation of Japanese calligraphy, he then went on the journey to explore modern calligraphy with great passion.

The first work named Life archeline 001 in the collection Life archeline is a unique art piece that remarks Zhang Da-wo's inno vative breakthrough in his painting style. The progressiveness of the work made others in the same collection uncompetitive. Zhang Dawo regards his creation as holding a pen sleepwalking. As Zhang wields his 30cm long brush with a 1 meter pen rod on xuan paper, ink-trace with uneven shades and powerful strokes is composed. In Zhang's 30 years of art-experiment, he established himself an import ant place in the contemporary transformation of Shuimo/water-ink.

From the abstraction expressed in his collection Miaomo in 1982, to the collection started emerging in 2010 named Touched , they all go well beyond the specific Taoist ethereal realm of emptiness. This was the period of time that Life archeline 001was created. Zhang's abstract painting deviated from the traditional black and white colour of Shuimo/water-ink so as to express his feeling towards the passion and vitalizing rhythm of life. By applying the characteristics of con temporary context into traditional calligraphy, the Chinese tradition of Shuxie and aesthetics of lines are then reflected.

Zhang Da-wo cultivated a new energy to the Chinese calligraphy which it was highly commended by the Western critiques. His art pieces are collections of both the British Museum's and National Gallery of Victoria s. International tycoon Rupert Murdoch is also a collector of Zhang's works.