Central Queensland University’s Associate Multimedia Lecturer Qing Huang has returned from the United States where he exhibited a short multimedia piece entitled 'The Way' at the 28th Asian American International Film Festival 2005.

'The Way' adapts ancient Chinese art principles to create a new media art form. Traditional Chinese brush-stroke methods and aesthetic principles are simplified and codified using modern computer imagery techniques.

Qing describes 'The Way' as a paradox; "it reconciles opposites, joining the timeless with the hyper-modern. It is a marriage between ancient Chinese philosophy and western chaos theory, revealing the underlying dynamic nature of the reality, pulsing with life, which surrounds us.

“'The Way' gives traditional Chinese ink-brush aesthetics new life through cutting-edge CGI techniques and shows us the direction of a new generation of digital animators.".

Information about the festival can be found at http://www.aaiff.org/ and further information about Qing Huang's 'The Way' is at ABC Arts Online at http://abc.net.au/arts/strange/animations/way.htm