Chi Qun
1981 Born in Zhucheng, Shandong Province
2006 Graduated from the Mural Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor´s degree
2010 Graduated from the Mural Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts with a master´s degree
Currently works and lives in Beijing
SOLO EXHIBITION
2017 Still – Eine Welt der linien, Kunstraum Villa Friede, Bonn
2015 Two Different Relationships, Mingtai Space, Beijing
2015 Chiqun, Ginkgo Space, Beijing
2014 Blink – Chi Qun Solo Exhibition, M50 Art Space, Shanghai
GROUP EXHIBITION
2018 Time Line, Abstract Art From China, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hongkong
2017 Rebuild& Transition – Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chongqing
2017 Transition – Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
2017 Centripetal Force – Four Dimensions of Chinese Contemporary Art, Sydney College of the Arts | SCA Galleries, Sydney
2017 Collective Individualism 4, Around Space, shanghai
2017 Following Growth, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2017 Abstract, Sichuan Provincial Art Museum, Chengdu
2017 Absoluteness – New art from china, The Page Gallery, Seoul Korea
2016 Simbiosis de Color Exposicion de Arte Contemporaneo Chino, Panama Museum of Contemporary Art, Costa Rica National Gallery Panama, Costa Rica
2016 Art Nova 100 – Mingtai Culture, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing
2015 Silent Poetry – Chinese Contemporary Youth Art Tour Exhibition, China Cultural Centre in Sydney / Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia
2015 Now is Future, Kunstraum Villa Friede, Bonn
2014 Ode to Youth – China & Korea Young Artists Exhibition, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul
2011 Art Nova 100, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi
‘I am thinking about the range of freedom. When we get freedom, restrictions appear at the same time. Maybe the restrictions are the foundation of freedom’ – Chi Qun … read more →
Johnny Romeo
"The Sunny Side of the Moon" @ HARVEY GALLERIES MOSMAN, 4 - 15 December 2020
“It goes without saying that the Corona pandemic has had an immense impact on all our lives. The lockdowns, coupled with the uncertainty of when life will return to ‘normal’, has created a general sense of isolation, anxiety, and hopelessness amongst people. Reflecting on my own experiences during pandemic life, I was motivated to create a body of work that tapped into our collective sense of hope and acted as a reminder to embrace life even in its dark moments. The things that I have always admired about Pop culture – its wide-eyed sense of escapism, its larger-than-life nature, and its ability to dream big – took on a much more profound meaning in light of the Corona crisis. In my latest series, THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOON, I really wanted to push the slick, Pop elements of my artmaking practice to the fore, and use Pop Art and humour as a way to make sense of a world where the Absurd has become the norm. Much like life in 2020, there is a healthy dose of the Surreal that courses through each painting in the series. More importantly, however, there is an undeniable sense of resilience and positivity that underpins each work, as I depict Pop culture striving to find meaning and purpose in the unfamiliar, scrambling through the dark in search of the sunny side of the moon.”
– Johnny Romeo
1968 Born in Sichuan Province. Currently lives and works in Beijing and Chengdu. Han Qing graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. He is represented by the Red … read more →
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