Little Monk No.2 小僧侣二, 2008, oil on canvas, 120 x 90cm
悬幻时空——高增礼
2008年11月5日﹣11月28日
精艺轩画廊
香港中环嘉咸街35-39号嘉豪大厦地下三号铺
艺术家将出席开幕式:
二OO八年十一月五日(星期三)下午六时至八时
看高增礼的画就好像在探视着他的记忆中的片段,和在看悬挂于他的内心的幻觉;他的作品似在画历史人物如溥仪与毛泽东等,但实质上这些人物只是他的艺术创作的符号而已。
高增礼于一九六四年生于甘肃兰州,毕业于山东工艺美术学院及巴黎国立美术学院。近年间,他工作及生活于巴黎与北京两地,就是因为要身处及适应两处不同的环境,使他越来越注重作为中国人的身份和中国文化及清楚地认识到中国文化与传统的深厚力量,促使他更了解自我的构成。
他表示喜欢从历史的角度去思考艺术,因他的画中人物都是立体的,例如溥仪这个重要历史人物,有着千丝万缕的背景资料,在他的画中这位未代皇帝被符号化了。高增礼尝试用他的作品打开踏进中国近代史的大门。
高增礼说:“我喜欢黑暗的氛围,用黑色和灰色进行阐释,黑白色彩的搭配折射出历史的追忆,因为我希望在黑暗中寻找阳光。” 他把自己悬于艺术创作的边缘境界中,认为艺术创作如果完全投进了现时的主流趋势,则会丧失其纯粹性和独立性;他认为游走于边缘是一种危险的选择,但却使艺术成为艺术;因此,他情愿选择留在 “灰色地带” ,让自己处身于悬幻时空间。
精艺轩画廊位于中环嘉咸街卅五号地铺(近荷李活道与摆花街交界)。
画廊开放时间:星期一至六 11:30am-7:30pm 星期日及公众假期休息。
Art Beatus Gallery 35-39 Graham Street, Ground floor, Central, Hong Kong
精艺轩画廊 香港中环嘉咸街35号地铺 Telephone enquires: 2522.1138 / 2526.0818
Mon. thr. Sat. 11:30am - 7:30pm, close on Sundays & Public Holidays
星期一至六 11:30am-7:30pm 星期日及公众假期休息
website : www.artbeatus.com email: dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk
traffic route:
near Hollywood Road and Lyndhurst Terrace
近荷李活道与摆花街交界
Program information:
-Name of Exhibition:
Fragments - Oil Paintings of Gao Zengli
悬幻时空 ﹣ 高增礼
-Artist's name & nationality:
Gao Zengli (France)
高增礼(法国)
-Exhibition period:
November 5th – 28th, 2008
2008年11月5日 – 28日
-Opening:
November 5th (Wednesday) 2008, 6pm - 8pm
二OO八年十一月五日(星期三)下午六时至八时
-venue: Art Beatus Gallery 精艺轩画廊
Final Commemoration of Puyi 溥仪 最后的纪念, 2007, oil on canvas, 200 x 200cm
Oil paintings of Gao Zengli
November 5th – 28th, 2008
Art Beatus Gallery
35-39 Graham Street, Ground Floor, Central, Hong Kong
The artist will attend the opening reception
between 6 to 8pm on November 5th (Wednesday) 2008
The paintings of Gao Zengli are fragments of his memories reconstructed. They are illusory imageries suspended in his mind. What, visually, appear like portraits of some famous personalities such as the last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Pu-yi, and Chairman Mao are, in fact, mere symbols employed by Gao for his artistic expression.
Born in Lanzhou, Gansu Province in 1964, Gao finished his art training in the Shandong Academy of Fine Art and later in the National Academy of fine Art in Paris, France. In recent years, he splits his time working between Paris and Beijing. The dissimilarity of the life-style of these two cities has coerced him to put in proper prospective the question of identity as well as deepening his appreciation of the Chinese culture.
Gao loves to deploy his art from a historical standpoint, as the figures whom he has used in his works usually bring with them specific values, experiences, sentiments as well as contrasting feelings. Using characters such as Pu-yi, Mao and Deng Xiaoping as his symbols, Gao hopes to tap into the reservoir of emotions embedded in the modern history of China.
“I like the environs of darkness and express myself in black and grey colours. The grey scale between black and white is useful in reflecting memories of the past as I strive to discover sunshine amidst darkness,” he commented.
Art Beatus Gallery is located on the ground floor of 35-39 Graham Street, Central, near the junction with Hollywood Road and Lyndhurst Terrace (SOHO Area).
For further information about this exhibition or interview with the artist, you can either e-mail us at dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk or call either Dominic Chan at 2522-1138 or Josephine Hau at 2526-0818.
Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 11:30am to 7:30pm, close on Sundays & public holiday.
高增礼
1964 生于中国甘肃省,现居法国巴黎 ﹣中国北京
毕业于山东工艺美术学院及法国巴黎国立美术学院
主要展览:
2008 《悬幻时空﹣高增礼》个展,精艺轩画廊,香港
《中国前进》莫斯科 TSUM,俄罗斯
《记忆拼图》北京季节画廊,中国北京
个人展览/巴黎阿尔伯特班那姆画廊,法国
香港国际古玩及艺术品博览会 ,香港
上海当代艺术展,中国
台北国际艺术博览会,台湾
东京国际艺术博览会,日本
香港国际当代艺术博览会,香港
巴黎艺术展,法国
中国国际画廊博览会,中国北京
菲利浦当代艺术拍卖,美国纽约
2007 中诚中国当代艺术拍卖,台湾台北
展览/迈亚密 Bertin Toublanc 画廊,美国
展览/锦都艺术中心画廊,798艺术园区,北京
展览/杜拜 Jam Jar 画廊
个人展览/现代画廊,台湾
展览/上海多伦多现代美术馆,中国
ICAF 香港国际当代艺术博览会 ,香港
新加坡艺术博览会,新加坡
艺术北京,中国
上海国际当代艺术博览会,中国
台北国际艺术博览会,台湾
中国国际画廊博览会,中国北京
东京国际艺术博览会,日本
2006 《思忆符号﹣高增礼作品展》精艺轩画廊,香港
Artcurial 巴黎二十世纪中国当代艺术拍卖会,法国
展览/Orangerie Du Senat,法国巴黎
展览/Gori 意大利现代艺术基金会,意大利
展览/锦都艺术中心画廊,798艺术园区,中国北京
墨尔本国际艺术博览会,澳大利亚
Loft 巴塞罗讷画廊,西班牙
2005 展览/麦耶勒比洋画廊,法国巴黎
广东国际艺术博览会,中国
2000 获“法国秋季沙龙”绘画第一大奖,法国巴黎
罗浮宫2000沙龙,法国巴黎
Gao Zengli
1964 Born in Lanzhou, China
Graduated from National Academy of Fine Arts, Shandong, China, and National Academy of Fine Arts, Paris, France
Selected Exhibitions:
2008 “Fragments – Oil paintings of Gao Zengli”, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
“ China Forward”, Moscow TSUM
“Reconstruction Memory”, China Art Seasons Beijing, China
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Albert Benamou, Paris, France
Hong Kong International Arts & Antiques Fair, Hong Kong
ShContemporary Art Fair, Shanghai, China
Art Taipei, Taiwan
Tokyo Art Fair, Japan
Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Art Paris, France
China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE), Beijing, China
Philips Contemporary Art Auction, New York, USA
2007 Zhongcheng Autumn Auction – Chinese Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Exhibition, Miami Bertin Toublanc Gallery, USA
Exhibition, Jindu Art Center, Beijing, China
Exhibition, Jam Jar Gallery, Dubai
Solo exhibition, Modern Art Gallery, Taiwan
Exhibition, Shanghai Toronto Museum of Modern Art, China
ICAF Hong Kong International Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong
Art Singapore – Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Singapore
Art Beijing, China
ShContemporary Art Fair, Shanghai, China
Art Taipei, Taiwan
China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE), Beijing, China
Tokyo Art Fair, Japan
2006 “Icons - works of Gao Zengli”, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
Paris Artcurial 20th Century Chinese Contemporary Art Auction, France
Exhibition, Orangerie du Senat, Paris, France
Exhibition, Gori Arts Foundation, Florence, Italy
Exhibition, Jindu Art Center, Beijing, China
Mebourne Art Fair, Australia
Loft Barcelona Gallery, Spain
2005 Exhibition, Gallery Meyer-Le Bihan, Paris, France
10th Guangdong International Art Exhibition, China
2000 First Prize of the Autumn Salon, Paris, France
Salon 2000 - Louvre Caroussel, Paris, France
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