Hailed as China’s foremost painter of the last 500 years, Chang Dai-chien is a seminal figure in the transmission of Chinese art to the West. His paintings have outsold Van Gogh (CNN) and have set world auction records (New York Times). Yet his 30-year exile in the West after leaving Mainland China in 1949 remains widely misunderstood and shrouded in mystery. Of Color and Ink is the first film to document Chang’s 30-year exile through South America, Europe and the United States and is the result of a 12-year journey by Chinese American director Weimin Zhang who sought to unravel the mysteries and controversies surrounding Chang's artistic and spiritual quest as he journeyed from East to West. The film reveals the hidden story of Chang Dai-chien’s rise as an artist of global stature and how his art transcended cultural boundaries and political borders – a story that is particularly relevant today.