On January 17, 2022, Peng Wenbin, Artistic Director of Guangzhou International Art Fair, Executive Editor-in-Chief of Fine Arts and Honorary Editor-in-Chief of Collection Weekly, had an in-depth artistic conversation with sculptor He Jianjun at the He Jianjun Art Space at the Weppers Hotel in Guangzhou.
He Jianjun Sculpture Art Space
Peng Wenbin (left) and He Jianjun (right)
Mr. He Jianjun is an academic sculpture artist. His works are mainly divided into two styles, rigid and feminine, especially the contrast between the warrior image of cast bronze and the image of a girl in White Jade is more obvious. Whether it is a bronze series or a series of Works of Han And White Jade, a modern style or a Han and Tang style, or a symbolic object, combination, deformation, geometric summary, etc., Mr. He Jianjun has his own special artistic code.
Talk to the scene
First of all, Peng Wenbin, under the leadership of Teacher He Jianjun, visited each work exhibited in his art space, and the two sides had in-depth exchanges on creative materials, creative ideas, and creative techniques. Peng Wenbin gave a high degree of affirmation to the series of works of Teacher He Jianjun, and pointed out that his works, whether it is material or theme expression, combine tradition and modernity very well, and the degree of inheritance and innovation is also excellent, which is very rare.
"Mr. He Jianjun's sculptures can not only bring people a direct aesthetic feeling, but also lead people to think in a deeper dimension, between abstraction and figuration, giving people a broader vision." I believe that whether it is a professional collector or a public art lover, you can find artistic resonance in The artwork of Mr. He Jianjun. Peng Wenbin said during the conversation.
Sketch of He Jianjun's creation
Teacher He Jianjun has loved to draw since he was a child, obsessed with all things related to art, and then naturally embarked on the path of sculpture art. It is worth mentioning that Mr. He Jianjun's sculpture works have been selected for the National Art Exhibition (2009, 2014, 2019) for three consecutive years, in addition, one work was selected for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Park Project, which shows the artistic strength of Mr. He Jianjun.
He Jianjun's bronze work "Heavenly Road"
In 2009, he was selected for the 11th National Art Exhibition
He Jianjun's bronze work "Focus"
In 2014, he was selected for the 12th National Art Exhibition
He Jianjun's bronze work "Harvest Season"
In 2019, he was selected for the 13th National Art Exhibition
In 2020, it won the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Arts and Crafts Exposition
"National Craftsman Cup" Gold Award
He Jianjun stainless steel work "Make Winter Cool"
Selected for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Park Project
Finally, the two sides also conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as academic system, market system and personal literature system. Peng Wenbin said: "thick accumulation" and "thin hair" are the two stages of the artist, the early stage needs to constantly lay the foundation (art techniques, academic cultivation, etc.), this is the "thick accumulation"; in the later stage, the true, good and beautiful works of art are shared to achieve "value sharing", which in turn affects the industry and non-industry people, so that everyone can draw spiritual nourishment from art, which is "thin hair".
Peng Wenbin also took Picasso and Dali as examples, pointing out that the shaping of personal brands, the exploration of personal value, the combing of personal literature systems, and the marketing system of the whole matrix are more conducive to bringing high-quality art works to the market, so that the market and artists can be empowered in both directions, and ultimately promote the sustainable and healthy development of the art industry. In the context of the aesthetic improvement of the whole people, only the market and academic peers can go further and more stable.
This exchange tour is a powerful practice of Guangzhou International Art Fair to go deep into the front line of artists, which is of great significance for expanding new ideas and new contents, understanding new situations and new information.
Artist Profile
Artist profile
He Jianjun
He is a member of the China Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Sculpture Society, a master of arts and crafts in Guangdong Province, a member of the Guangdong Artists Association, a guest sculptor of the Guangzhou Sculpture Academy, a researcher of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Arts and Crafts, and the artistic director of Guangzhou Dian Mei Art Development Co., Ltd.
With the certificate of "National Urban Sculpture Creation and Design Qualification", he graduated from the Department of Decorative Arts Design of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1990 with a bachelor's degree.