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chen ruo bing, "image of time"dec. 17, 2011 - feb. 10, 2012taguchi fine art, ltd. |
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Born in China in 1970, Chen Ruo Bing now resides in Duesseldorf, Germany and Beijing, China. After studying Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy at National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou in China, he moved to Germany in 1992. Since his graduation form the Gotthard Graubner class at the Art Academy in Duesseldorf in 1998, Chen has exhibited his works in France, Germany, Netherland, Japan and China. In 2000 he invited to the United States under the artist-in-residence program at Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Connecticut. Ever since Chen was studying at the Art Academy in Duesseldorf, he paints simple geometric forms repeatedly on canvas, and gives equal value to the image and the background. This is his experiment to unite, in his painting, the tradition of Chinese paintings which is already a part of his nature, with the European modernism. With his shallow, decorative painting space, with the delicate blot of acrylic which reminds us ink painting in China, simple geometric forms and bright color which evoke the sense of joy, and with the metaphysical light overflowing from the inside of the painting, Chen produces very unique and attractive paintings. Now Chen has already spent nearly twenty years in Germany. It seems that he has obtained his own original painting style, easily jumped over the framework of confrontation of the East and the West however his fundamental stance is the same and consistent, which is a Chinese painter who is working in the middle of European modern culture. In 2006, Chen Ruo Bing had one person show at Shanghai Art Museum. In May "Chen Ruo Bing Museum" also named "House of Light", which displays only his works and Chinese antiques, opened in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province in China. In Japan, he joined in the three-person show titled "An Existence" at Shiseido Gallery in Tokyo. He periodically has exhibitions at One Moon Gallery in Beijing and Wellside Gallery in Seoul, South Korea. His works are collected by museums in China and Korea. He is now getting great concern not only from Europe but also from Asian countries. In recent years the artist has been working on paintings with the motif of "body of light", which has monolithic round form in bright yellow color in the center part. Now he is more working on paintings with the form of circle representing the image of time. On this show, these paintings with circle form will be on view for the first time in Japan, together with painting s in former direction, body of light. Please come to take a look. Checklist of the installation 1. Untitled, 2010-11, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm 2. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm 3. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 25 x 25 cm 4. Untitled, 2010-11, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm 5. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm 6. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 31.4 x 31.2 cm 7. Untitled, 2009-10, acrylic on canvas, 85 x 85 cm 8. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 25 x 25.2 cm 9. Untitled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 cm 10. Untitled, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 19.4 x 18.2 cm |