On the morning of May 11, the opening ceremony of "Big Ink with Wind - Contemporary Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition" was held in Tanghu Art Museum. The artworks jointly brought by seven artists, including Liu Yiyuan, Liu Zijian, Wang Xinyao, Bu Rigude, Zhang Zikang, Zhang Zhaohui and Shang Chun, cut into contemporary life with abstract expressions, and integrated personal life experience and philosophical reflections, reflecting the current situation and trend of the development of contemporary abstract art in China.
The participating artists share their creative experiences. Courtesy of Tanghu Art Museum
"Some scholars believe that Chinese cursive and freehand ink paintings should be the originators of abstract art in the East and even in the world." Yang Weimin, curator and professor of fine arts, said that some of the abstract works of the seven contemporary Chinese artists in the exhibition are made of oil paint and acrylic on canvas, and some are made of rice paper, ink or other materials, but the meaning of ink in their artistic language is very obvious. Whether it is the acrylic material of Buri Gude, the oil paint of Wang Xinyao, the abstract paintings of Zhang Zikang on canvas or paper, or the abstract compositions of Liu Yiyuan, Liu Zijian, Shang Chun and Zhang Zhaohui on pure rice paper, the oriental humanistic spirit contained in the meaning of traditional Chinese ink painting is vividly expressed.
Liu Guoliang, vice chairman of the Wuhan Federation of Literary and Art Circles and deputy director of the Tanghu Art Museum, said that the original intention of holding this exhibition is to present the development trend of contemporary Chinese abstract painting through the combination of exhibition and academic combing, and actively publicize, promote and disseminate contemporary artists with innovative spirit and exploration consciousness with an open and inclusive attitude.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition. Courtesy of Tanghu Art Museum
On the same day, on the occasion of the opening of the "Wind in Ink - Contemporary Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition", Zhang Zikang, a specially invited artist, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, to give a lecture on the 54th issue of the Tanghu Forum "Reflections on the Curation of the Contemporary Art Museum", and more than 100 teachers and students from the Academy of Fine Arts of Jianghan University attended the lecture.
Professor Zhang Zikang analyzed the three blockbuster exhibitions launched by the New Interpretation Art Museum since its opening, namely "One Moment, Entry and Exit: Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen's Double Solo Exhibition", "The Inscription of Time: The Experience and Transformation of Chinese Contemporary Art Collection", and "New Interpretation: Young Art Annual International Project: Young Artists Nomination Exhibition", in order to analyze the exhibition methods of contemporary art museums and their thoughts on art and innovation, art and commerce. He emphasized that artists are a constantly growing and infinitely amplified value body, so everyone should establish a holistic thinking and explore more possibilities for connecting art with society.
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