The "Fantasy Collection" Guanlan International Printmaking Collection Exhibition, jointly sponsored by the Guardian Art Center and the China Print Museum, will be open to the public at the Guardian Art Center on April 20. Let's have a sneak peek with the lens of Xiaodong's exploration exhibition!
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Walking into the Guardian Art Center, more than 200 works in seven sections are presented in the open exhibition space on the second floor, grouped and neatly hung on the exhibition wall. Each printmaking has an exclusive light projected from the roof, making it stand out with a unique artistic charm under the reflection of the aperture.
In this exhibition, I was fortunate to have the curator and professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Kang Jianfei, to tell the stories behind these prints, which opened the door to the world of printmaking for Xiaodong.
According to the teacher, printmaking is the art of printing, and there is
The characteristics of being able to complete the artistic expression that the replica cannot complete. Wow, is it possible to understand that printmaking has a reproducible beauty?
"Historical Imprints" and "Personal Publications" sections
There are many natural and intimate connections between printmaking and books. The form of "book" is varied, from the earliest in China in the form of a handscroll rather than a book, and in the West, the earliest printed books appeared in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, mainly in the form of a book. Due to the large number of pictures they contained, Western bookbound books were popular with the public and the market, and the original books of this type were called "cradle books".
One of the best-selling illustrated cradle books of the 15th century, the original Nuremberg Chronicle, along with 32 loose pages, is presented.
The curator wears gloves and carefully opens this huge chronicle, and in this way, the imprint of history appears on the yellowed pages of paper.
Another highlight of the exhibition is the exhibition of the original copy of the most important copper engraving book "Fantasy" created by the Spanish realist master Goya, as well as a reproduction of a single page from the United States in the early 20th century.
"Workshop Art" section
The production of prints requires a relatively complex process, so from ancient times to the present, printmaking is the product of the cooperation of painters and printmaking technicians, and there are still many printmaking workshops active in the international field. In this section, the exhibition specially invited the Italian 2RC Art Printmaking Workshop, which exhibited the prints of Bacon, Henry Moore, Schnabel, Basardella, Tan Ping, Zhang Xiaogang and Liu Ye.
"Indirect Painting" section
This section exhibits nearly 100 printmaking series by ink artist Wu Yi and painter Kong Qian. According to the curatorial teacher, as a category of painting, printmaking can be regarded as an indirect way of painting. The artist should not only continue his own personal style, but also take into account the ontological language characteristics of printmaking.
The curatorial teacher told us that the painting language in creation has both commonalities and differences, and in the intersection and conflict, we can explore more possibilities of artistic language. Artists can absorb nourishment and bring forth the new through the cross-border empathy and identity exchange of the two types of paintings.
"International Print Biennale" section
The Biennale is a more commonly used exhibition form in the field of printmaking, and there are many similar exhibitions in the world, the most famous and internationally renowned in China is the Guanlan International Print Biennale in China, which was founded in 2007. As of 2023, a total of 102 works by 97 artists from 29 countries have won the Biennale Grand Prix, and 24 of them are selected for exhibition.
"Printmaking Pearls" section
Western book stamps are known as "printmaking pearls". In the exhibition hall, there is an area dedicated to the limited edition book stamps created by 53 contemporary artists for the 2nd Guardian International Art Book Fair. Inspired by their own reading experience or a Chinese and foreign masterpiece, the artists each created a printmaking work and signed it themselves.
Each artist has a distinct personality and unique style, and the joy of various romanticism and concepts is displayed in the book ticket, and the curators hope to arouse the audience's interest in printmaking art through this form.
In this book stamp experience area, you can feel that although the size of the creation is limited, the works of the artists make full use of various techniques of printmaking, so that the exhibition presents a colorful atmosphere and leaves a deeper impression on the audience.
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【Exhibition Date】
April 20 to April 28
(Closed on Mondays)
Open to the public
【Opening Hours】
10:00-18:00
(Last admission 17:30)
【Exhibition Address】
No. 1, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Exhibition hall on the 2nd floor of Guardian Art Center
Text: Wang Huiwen
Photo: Guardian Art Center Zhang Jing and Wang Huiwen
Video: Zhang Jing