An exhibition at the Jiushi Art Museum in Shanghai is featuring artwork inspired by Go, or weiqi in Chinese, originated in China more than 4,000 years ago.
Go is one of earliest binary-based (基于二元的) games. The movements of the black and white pieces reflect the basic ideas of Eastern philosophy, according to Tu Ningning, who is in charge of the exhibition.
"The exhibition brings together Go culture, cutting-edge technology and contemporary art," says Tu. "We hope (present) the rather abstract Go game and AI in a visual context, and initiate dialogues with minimalist art, conceptual art and expressionism."
"In a Go game, each move should serve a long-term goal. You try to lead the opponent into your trap and force them to follow your‘ (guide)' till they lose, " explains Wang Wei, a Go player among the visitors to the exhibition.
"The players' personalities (reveal) during the game, and one's weaknesses are exposed to the opponent," she adds. "A decent winner always (try) to beat the opponent no more than one or two points as a gesture (姿态) of respect for the other side."
Tu says that the balance between the black and white pieces, the beauty in the (strategy) placement of the pieces, the energy flow following each move inspired artists to create oil paintings, sculptures, (digital) generated pictures and silk-screen prints for the exhibition.
