He turned Alechinsky on to acrylic paint.... Together, he and Francis explored the interplay between Western action painting and Asian brush techniques. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT In an era when artists were typically siloed by geography and genre, Ting broke free, effortlessly creating fertile connections wherever he went.... In each city, he absorbed and reshaped the dominant styles around him before adeptly collapsing the distances among them all. Subscribe to The Times to read as many