序章 | 女性艺术家三人展
Exhibition date: 2024.04.06-04.21
Opening: Saturday, April 6, 2024 15:00
Visiting hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00-18:00
Curator: Zhu Yuhong Academic Host: Jiang Qigu
艺术家：花々 | 屠娟 | 卡卡
Organizer: Dahu United Art Space
Co-organizer: Dahu Society House of Classics
Exhibition address: 2nd Floor, No. 1, Maoming South Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
All the past is prologue
- The poetic creation of three female artists
Text / Zhu Yuhong
The history of human art is the history of creation, and the combination of new art and technology is the road to victory in the competition. The birth of new art is the result of the connection between species, which is constantly emerging. At present, the rapid development of technology has made the "Internet of Everything" a reality, and the emergence of new art has become the norm of the times.
Zeitgeist, the German word for Zeitgeist, is like an invisible "wind" that subtly influences people's behavior, language and emotions. Today, this trend is an all-pervasive connection and integration based on technology, and a huge and subtle invisible force that affects our relationship with the world at all times.
Today, we gather under the creation of three contemporary female artists, who use their own artistic language to integrate Eastern and Western cultures, constantly challenge themselves, and draw a brilliant chapter of life.
Works by the artist Huahua
Teacher Huahua, as an amateur painter, crossed the boundaries of age and used the brush to paint the love of life and the vision of the future. Her work is an interweaving of reality and fantasy, creating a surreal world that is both busy and tranquil, which she calls "appropriation of art history", and aims to provide the viewer with unlimited space for imagination. Her paintings are accompanied by self-written poems, which blend words with visual art to convey emotions more deeply. Teacher Huahua's artistic pursuit inspires us to pursue our dreams bravely, without being bound by boundaries.
Artist Tu Juan's work Liuli Mountain (detail)
Tu Juan, a ceramic/glass artist in Shanghai, creates magnificent works of art with her mastery of materials and sculptural foundation. Her "Mountains Series" captures the magnificence of natural landscapes through glass, while "Wormhole Series" explores the concepts of time and space to construct an imaginative microcosm, while "Fusion in the Explosion" and "Emerald Dream Mirror" series reflect the interweaving of history and contemporary spirituality through the clash and harmony of materials, showing the pursuit of free spirituality. Her works are not only the pursuit of beauty, but also the respect for traditional culture and concern for contemporary society.
Works by artist Kaka
As an integrated media visual artist, Mr. Kahkah has given new life to his works through in-depth exploration of paper materials and soldering iron burning techniques. Her art is characterized by the exploration of the plasticity of paper and the philosophical reflection on fragility. Kaka's work deeply explores life, existence, and human emotion, transforming paper into a medium for conveying complex emotions and thoughts, challenging the boundaries of traditional art and asking questions about sustainability and the human condition.
Using their own unique materials as pen and inner depths as paper, the three artists jointly painted an artistic dialogue about dreams, nature and emotions. Their works show an infinite love for art and a deep understanding of life. This encounter of artistic power is not accidental, but the call of fate, which takes place in the Dahu Fanhua Art Space. The sparks from the collision of art make us feel the spiritual connection between all things, and also inspire us to explore and imagine the future.
The theme of this exhibition, "Prologue", is taken from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest", "All the past is a prologue". The original text is "what's past is prologue". For the three poetic female artists, today is not only a prologue, but also the beginning of infinite possibilities in the future.
The 2024 spring equinox is written in Shanghai
Introduction of the artist and the exhibited works
- yhua -
Painter, poet, art critic.
A female artist who has forgotten her time and age. From 2020 to 2022, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. Hana has always been willing and ready to explore new possibilities in her life. She has a wide range of professional experiences, such as poet, preschool educator, children's literature writer, book publisher, etc. The most unexpected thing for Hana was to become a painter. A person may not be aware of her/his talent all his or her life, but the important thing is to have the courage to keep trying and keep looking for hidden treasures that belong to you. Hua 々 lives and works in the United States, Shanghai, and Mexico.
Art Events Exhibitions:
2023 "Flower Valley Collection", Dahu United Art Space, Shanghai
2023 "Surprise – Flower Valley Exhibition", Dongyue Art Museum, Beijing
2023 International Art Dialogue/2023 Chinese New Year Online Exhibition [Scotland, China]", Yicheng Gallery, Beijing
2022 Art Institute of Chicago BFA Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
2022 And the Pursuit of Chinese and American Women Artists in Chicago, Asian Art Institute, Co-Pro Gallery, Chicago
2021 19th Art on Cardboard Show 《第19届纸板上的艺术展》亚洲艺术研究所，芝加哥
2021 Three Visages of Nature 《自然三相》亚洲艺术研究所 ，芝加哥
2019 17th Art on Cardboard Show 《第17届纸板上的艺术展》亚洲艺术研究所，芝加哥
Floral works
Floral works
Floral works
- 艺术家屠娟 TuJuan -
Ceramic/Glass Artist.
He graduated from Jingdezhen Ceramic University and obtained a master's degree from Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. He has studied at Korea Industrial University, Bergen National College of Arts, Norway, and University College Cork, Ireland. His works have been collected by Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, Shanghai SEA-HI! Forum, Shanghai International Import Expo, Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, Shanghai Design Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai World Meeting Room, China Welfare Association Soong Ching Ling Foundation, etc. He is the author and published the book "Shanghai Urban Sculpture Map".
Overview of the Arts Event:
2024 "Linking and Generating" Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, Jingdezhen
2023 "The Journey of Porcelain—2023 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale"
2023 "New China - Chinese Contemporary Art Ceramics Special Exhibition" China Cultural Centre, Singapore
2023 Art Shanghai International Fair
2023 "Special Exhibition of Modern Glass Art Collection" (Organizer: Uart SPACE)
2023 "Process" Boshan Liuli Biennale, Shandong
2023 "Brilliant as Porcelain" New Year's Art Exhibition at the Treasure House of Ingenuity, Shanghai Tower
2022 "Casting Poetry: International Glass Art Invitational Exhibition", Qingdao
2021 The 4th Shanghai International Ceramic Firewood Art Festival and International Ceramic Firewood Exhibition, Shanghai
2019 The 4th International Biennale des Arts and Crafts, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2018 "Non-Instrument" Tu Juan Ceramic and Glass Works Exhibition, Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall
2017 Personal Ceramic/Glass Art Exhibition, Cork University of Technology-Crawford College of Art and Design, Ireland
2015 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season - [Vessel]-Ceramic and Glass Art Exhibition, Xinchang Ancient Town, Shanghai
2014 Chinese Female Designer "Spring ~ Red Face" Life Aesthetics Ceramic Art Exhibition, Shanghai Himalayas Art Center
2006 "GLOBAL TABLE" Art Exchange Program, National Academy of Arts, Bergen, Norway
Participate in art projects:
Starbucks (U.S. Headquarters, Tokyo), Muji (Japan), The Peninsula Shanghai, The Puli Hotel Shanghai, Banyan Tree, Peace Hotel Shanghai, etc.
Tu Juan, "Glazed Mountains", 97.5x18.5x21.5cm
Tu Juan, Wormhole Series, 45.5x10x70cm
Tu Juan, Fusion in the Explosion, 49x13.5x30cm
- Artist Kahkah -
Mixed media visual artist.
He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2012 and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf from 2013 to 2020 with a master's degree. He teaches at the School of Design of Shanghai Lida College and currently lives and works in Shanghai.
Overview of the Arts Event:
2024 "Turn the Right Light, Turn Left", Yanwai Gallery, Hangzhou
2023 New Families on the Sea: How does time pass for me, Spring Art Museum
2023 "Selling a Flaw" Research on Abstract Art and Material Language, Somei Gallery
2022 Luminous and Reflective - The 19th Horizon Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum)
2021 "The Future Without Me" The 9th Pop-up Biennale, Nine Art Museum, Beijing
2021 The 16th Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, Liu Haisu Art Museum
2020 Graduation Exhibition of the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts, Düsseldorf Academy of Arts
2015-2019 " Tour Duesseldorf Art Academy " 杜塞尔多夫艺术学院年展,德国
2015 "Treibhäuser & Epiphanien", K29, Düsseldorf, Germany
2014 Bochum-Düsseldorf Art Invitational Exhibition, Düsseldorf
2014 "Greenhouses & Epiphanies" Bochum "宅"实验艺术中心项目,德国波鸿
Kaka "Outside, Can Be Seen" 40x40cm Collage of color and ink on rice paper
Kaka, In a Middle Ground, Muscles, Brains, 140x140cm
Collage of color and ink on rice paper
Kaka, "I keep making some origins, seeing her as a desert, an ocean", 40x40cm, rice paper and color ink
- 2000 ed. 2015 Yuhong Zhu -
He is a doctor of urban planning in France, a registered urban planner, and the co-founder of Dahu United Art Space. Partner of POLIS-SPACE Art Center, co-founder of the autonomous driving project of Yuanxing, senior consultant of SIVA Metaverse Art Alliance, chief planner of GLC (China) Architectural Design Consulting Co., Ltd., and special expert consultant of Philips TPV Technology Co., Ltd.
- 学术主持 蒋奇谷 Qigu Jiang -
Ink painter. He is a professor in the Department of Painting and History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the director of the Asian Art Institute in Chicago, and a visiting professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
- Dahu United Art Space -
Founded in March 2019 by the Shanghai architectural designer society "Da Hu Society", it has held a number of art exhibitions and space aesthetic activities in the past four years to create the concept of urban living room and promote and inherit Shanghai culture.
At the beginning of its opening, Dahu United Art Space was shortlisted as the most beautiful public space in Shanghai in 2019, and has become a wonderful stop not to be missed to check in Shanghai's urban culture.