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Zhou Chun-ya Expressionism Oil Painting Work – Six-Nine Style Peach Blossom

Painting Title: Six-Nine Style Peach Blossom

Artist: Zhou Chun-ya

Painting size: 120*150cm

Media: Fabric, Oil painting

Creation Time: 2006

Any themes presented in oil painting works by Zhou Chun-ye have unique style, rich expressions as well as left deep and memorable impressions to viewers. Through his brush strokes, lines and strong color sense, Zhou Chun-ya endowed his artworks with vivid life and vitality.

The unique style of Zhou Chun-ya’s oil painting works is closely related to his career of abroad study at the Art Institute in Germany from 1986 to 1989. During the studying term in Germany, he accepted the baptism of new expressionism which was prominent at the time, which had impacted him deeply. After returning home, with high power of understanding, Zhou Chun-ya combined the new expressionism with traditional Chinese culture, and the same time involved in the traditional countryside style insisted by artists of the Yuan dynasty and part of modern artists, then Zhou Chun-ya established his unique concept of painting.

Zhou Chun-ya believes the connotation of his artworks can be expressed independently, and do not need explains of external factors, he also believes that the connotations of artworks are lied in visual images, rather than the description of things. Zhou Chun-ya had told me that when he was inclined to the development of images, which includes structure processing, colors, lines and painting strokes and so on, he focused on physical beauty caused by visual sensitivity, he believes his sensitivity is same as other sensitive things. He also described the beauty evocated by visual senses is same as the feelings when listen to swings in the nature and dulcet music.

About Artist Zhou Chun-ya:

Mr. Zhou Chun-ya, who was born in 1955 in Chongqing, Sichuan; In 1982 graduated from the Painting Department of print professionals at Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts; In 1988 graduated from the Free Arts departments at Germany Kassel University.

Now Zhou Chun-ya is living in Chengdu city(Sichuan, China), and acted as director of China Institute of Oil Painting, vice-chairman of Sichuan Artists Association, director of Oil Painting Art Committee, Vice-Chairman of Chengdu Artists Association, and vice president Chengdu Art Institute.

Main Art Exhibitions:

1981: The 2nd National Youth Art Exhibition (won Second Prize)

1985: Marching China Youth Art Exhibition (China Art Gallery)

1992:The first nineties Art Biennial Exhibition in Guangzhou (Guangzhou)

1993-1997: Post-89s China New Art (International Touring Exhibition)

1993: China Experience Exhibition (Sichuan Provincial Art Museum)

1994: Chinese Critics Annual nomination Exhibition (China Art Gallery)

1996-1997: “China!” Exhibition (Bonn Art Gallery, Germany) (road show in Austria, Denmark and other countries)

1996: The First Shanghai Biennale Exhibition (Shanghai Art Museum)

1997: Red and Gray – Eight Avant-garde Artists from China (Singapore Simin Art Center)

1997: Quotation Mark – Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition (Singapore National Art Gallery)

1998: The East Meeting the West (San Francisco LIMN Gallery, U.S.A.)

2000: 20th Century Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition (China Art Museum, Shanghai Art Museum)

2001: New Image of Contemporary Painting Exhibition (China Art Gallery, Shanghai Art Museum, Guangdong Art Museum, Sichuan Art Museum)

2001: Five Avant-garde Chinese Artists Exhibition (Seoul ARTSIDE Gallery, South Korea)

2001: The First Chengdu Biennial Exhibition (Chengdu Modern Art Museum)

2002: Zhou Chunya Personal Artworks Exhibition (Norway 314 International Art Center)

2002: Zhou Chunya Artworks Exhibition (Italy IRENTO Contemporary Art Museum)

2002: The First Guangzhou Contemporary Art Triennial Exhibition (Guangdong Art Museum)

2002: Images of Concept, 2002 – Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Invitation Exhibition (Shenzhen Art Museum)

2002: The First Chinese Art Triennial (Guangzhou Municipal Museum)

2003: ALORS, LA CHINE? (Paris Pompidou Center, France)

2003: 6 Faces – Chinese Contemporary Art Tour Exhibition (Poland)

2004: Dragon Dream of Dragon Family – Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition (Ireland of Contemporary Art Museum)

2004: Won a “Literature Award” at 2004 the First Wuhan Art Literature Nomination Exhibition

2004: Liu Wei, Zheng Zai-dong, Zhou Chun-ya Group Exhibition (Shanghai Bund No.3 HuSheng Art Gallery)

2005: Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition (WBK Vrije Academie Hague, Netherlands)

2005: The 2nd Chengdu Biennale (Chengdu Modern Art Museum)

2005: Contemporary Chinese Art Biennial (Montpelier, France)

2006: ” Flower or Not” (Beijing Song Garden Art Gallery)

2006: “Fictions & Truth – Contemporary Asian Art Re-Discovery” (South Korea Heyri Arts Foundation Cultural Space)

2006: “Expanding Realism” (Taipei Fine Arts Museum)

2006: Zhou Chun-ya & Zeng Fan-Zhi & Ji Da-chun” Group Exhibition (Dragon People Gallery, Beijing)

2006: “12345″ Exhibition (Yibo Gallery, Shanghai)

2006: Zhou Chun-ya & Liu Wei Group Exhibition (ARTSIDE Gallery, Seoul, South Korea)

2006: “Naked Truth – Chengdu, Contemporary Chinese 6 Artists Group Exhibition (Tangren Contemporary Art Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand)

2006: Zhou Chun-ya New Artworks Exhibition (Shanghai Bund No.3 Hu-Sheng Art Gallery)

2007: “Hua Kee – Zhou Chunya New Paintings & Sculptures Exhibition (Today Art Museum, Beijing)

2007: Starting from the Southwest – Southwest Contemporary Art Exhibition 1985-2007(Guangdong Art Museum of Art, Guangzhou)

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Zeng Fan-zhi Expressionism Oil Painting Work – Portrait

Painting Title: Portrait

Artist: Zeng Fan-zhi

Painting size: 235*160cm

Media: Fabric, Oil painting

Creation Time: 2002

In the classification of expressionist artists, artworks by Zeng Fan-zhi with its rigorous and unique figures, mask symbols, under the pure and quiet background, interprets the spirit status of nowadays people, just as fidget, anxious. Although taken with some cartoon flavor and ridicule taste , they still give people a type of heavy and oppressive sense. Oil painting works by Zeng Fan-zhi use expressionism techniques of metaphor and symbolic, giving vivid impression to viewers.

Zeng Fanzhi’s oil painting works are very attractive, both smart and full of energy. His paintings giving viewers a sense in a scene with constant evolution and changes, but the change is very subtle, endless, elusive.

This varied visual atmosphere make the viewer feel excited, and to stimulate viewers to imagine the infinite tricky hidden in it, and it seemed that there contains endless stories in that world, and extending out to all sides. Just for this, the picture is just like an exploration area, an exploration-oriented map to guide viewers to enter a mysterious and uncharted territory.

The exploration area here is referred the humor revealed by the picture sketch, which is so vivid and intrinsic natural. In other words, with the emotional sketch, the artist showed rich visual effects, while this visual effect was contained in various imaginative, personal appealing space.

About Artist Zeng Fan-zhi:

Mr, Zeng Fan-zhi, who was born in 1964 in Wuhan city Hubei province; In 1991 graduated from the oil painting department at Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, Now Zeng Fan-zhi is acted as a professional artist.

In 1990, “Zeng Fan-zhi Oil Painting Solo Exhibition” (by Hubei Art Museum)

In 1993, organized by Han, “Mask • Zeng Fan-zhi Oil Painting Solo Exhibition” (by Hanart TZ Gallery in Hong Kong);

In 1993 , oil painting work “Concord Triptych” won an excellent award on “90s Guangzhou Biennale”;

In 1994, participated in the “First Critic Nomination Exhibition” (by China Art Gallery).

In 1995, participated in “Chinese Avant-Garde Art Exhibition Since 1979″ (Santa Monica Art Center, Barcelona).

In 1996, participated in the “China Exhibition” (Bonn Art Museum).

In 1997, participated in “The First Contemporary Art & Science Invitation Exhibition” (by China Art Gallery).

In 1998, “Zeng Fanzhi Solo Exhibition (1993-1998)” (Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, ShanghART Gallery).

Most of artworks by Zeng Fan-zhi have been collected by cSwitzerland, Germany, Hong Kong and domestic collectors.

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Zao Wou-ki Abstract Oil Painting Work – Totem

Painting Title: Totem 

Artist: Zhao Wu-ji / Zao Wou-ki

Painting size: 50*60cm

Media: Fabric, Oil painting

Creation Time: 1986

Zhao Wu-ji (French name Zao Wou-ki) is an outstanding artist renowned in the contemporary art circle in the world, His oil paintings, using Western skills with rich expressive forces, express elegant and mysterious Far East Mind, which is so unique in the wave of abstract expressionism.

Zao Wou-ki in Europe has rediscovered the “Nature and Man in One”, which is unique in the Chinese philosophy, he giving the spirit of quietness and selfless a Western-style interpretation.

Famous architect IM Pei wrote in the foreword of the Zao Wou-ki Art Exhibition: “I think his oil paintings and lithographs are very attractive, which make me think of the mystery of Kleoo paintings and the conciseness of Ni Zan’s landscape paintings at the same time, I can say without any exaggeration that Zao Wou-ki is one of the greatest artists in European art circle”..

About Artist Zao Wou-ki:

Zao Wu-ji (French name Zao Wou-ki) was born in 1921 in Beijing, China.

In 1935 entered into the Hangzhou National College of Art and under the tulelage of famous artist Lin Fengmian;

In 1941 held his first individual art exhibition in Chongqing city;

In 1942, together with Lin Feng-mian, Guan Liang, Ting Yin-yung, Li Zhongsheng, NI Yide he held a united exhibition in Chongqing Museum of Natural History;

In 1947 held his second individual exhibition in Shanghai;

In 1948, Zao Wou-ki emigrated to France and studied at the Big Hut Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1949 held his third individual art exhibition in Paris;

In 1950 he began to take part in the “March Salon” exhibition year after year, and till 80s;

Since 50s, Zao Wou-ki began to hold his individual exhibitions in Paris and New York in cooperation with some famous art galleries;

In 1956 the first series of “Catalogue of Lithographs by Zao Wou-ki” published;

Since 70s, Zao Wou-ki has become one of the most outstanding Chinese artists in Paris, and has gained great reputations in the world’s art community; his artworks have been collected by some wellknown museums in the world; and has published dozens of Album of Paintings by Zao Wou-ki ;

In 1998-1999, Paintings by Zao Wou-ki Retrospective Exhibition was held in Shanghai Museum and China Art Gallery.

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Fang Li-jun Cynicism Realism Oil Painting Work – No Tilte

Painting Title: No Title

Artist: Fang Li-jun

Painting size: 120*270cm

Media: Fabric, Oil painting

Creation Time: 2004-12

As one of important representatives the new artistic trend of China after 89s, Artist Fang Li-jun has created an unique mode of saying together with other artists in this trend, that is Cynical Realism, among them, the “Bald Popi” image created by Fang Li-jun in his series of oil painting works created since 1988, has become a type of classic language symbols, which marked a type of survived feeling of humdrum mood and Popi humor which were prevailing at  the late 80’s and half of early 90’s in China, more broadly, it marked thehumanistic and psychological feelings of contemporary people broadly.

Perhaps, both the East and West, contemporary intellectuals all have become a bit more Popi, because, as we faced to in the world today, we felt helpless and dismayed more and more, and we are no longer done as people in Franz Kafka and Jiekemeidi time, who can through revealing the absurd existence to give vent to their inner depression when feel the oppression come from the environment, and marked their own independent will. Today we almost can not distinguish the limits between us with the environment, the independence we considered, maybe just a result of a certain type of environment, we laugh at the world, perhaps just laugh at ourselves, then we have no other choice but to become a Popi..

About Artist Fang Li-jun:

Mr. Fang Li-jun, who was born in December 4, 1963 in Handan city, Hebei province, China;

In 1980 graduated from Handan School for Children of Railway Workers;In 1983 graduated at the Ceramic Fine Arts Department at Hebei School ofLight Industry;In 1989 graduated at the Print Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts; In 2004 was employed as a visiting professor by the Fine Arts Institute at Jilin Art Academy

Now Mr. Fang Li-jun is living in Beijing and acted as a professional artist.

Main Participated Exhibitions:

1984: The 6th National Art Show (Guangzhou);

1992: China Avant-Garde Art Show;

1995: Our Century (Ludwig Museum, German)

1996: Talk with China (Ludwig Forum, AACHEN German)

2001: New Image of Modern Painting  

2002: Guangzhou Modern Art Show Triennial (Guangdong Art Gallery, Guangzhou)

2003: Alors, La Chine (Pompidou Center, Paris)

2003: An Open Times (China Art Gallery, Beijing)

2005: New Work/New Acquisitions (MOMA, New York)

2007: China-Facing Reality? Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (Modern Museum, Vienna)

2007: Cina XXI secolo. Arte fra identità e trasformazione?the Palazzo delle Esposizionz (Rome)

2007: China Modern Art Literature Show (Beijing)

2007: Athens – Modern Art from China Show (Greece National Modern Art Center, Athens)

2007: Facing China (Akureyri Gallery, Iceland)

2007: Half-Life of a Dream: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection (San Francisco Modern Art Gallery, U.S.A.)

2007: Berlin Asian Art Museum Show (Berlin Asian Art Museum, German)

2008: Dreams – 2008 Asian Art Biennial (Guan’du Art Gallery at State Taipei Art University, Taipei)

2008: Avant-Garde China – China Modern Art in Twenty Years (State International Art Gallery, Osaka Japan).

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