【千人千面】——一场关于中国水墨抽象人物的中西对话即将开幕

　　[前 言]

　　人类有了语言之后，似乎某种表达能力反而退化了，我们习惯了文字表达的思想，而对潜在的意象却逐渐陌生，所以绘画使我们重新观察，思考与表达。

　　中国水墨画的表达尤其特别，中国人用的毛笔是最柔软，最有表现力的工具，当色彩消失后，中国绘画的粗细不一，浓淡干湿，有音乐节奏感的线条，使画面充满动态，空间的层次。中国水墨画的以形写神，妙在似与不似之间，具有高度的概括能力，有以少胜多的意境。中国的人物画尤其注重追求内心与精神世界的揭示，亦即“传神“，而非外形的＂肖似＂。此次东西方艺术家的国画水墨抽象人物展览意在以中国画的形式表达各自对于不同空间及时间下，人与自然，人与环境，以及人与自我内在的互动。

　　Thousands of Faces ——

　　Conversation Between East and West: Chinese Ink Figurative Art.

　　We are so used to expressing our thoughtsthrough texts but are gradually becoming unfamiliar with Imagery. This factleads us to paintings, which enables our ability to observe, express, andcontemplate everything.

　　The way of expressing oneself is unique inChinese ink painting. The writing brush used by Chinese is one of the mostexpressive and softest methods, of which the irregularity, humidity, and asense of rhythm make artworks full of motions and layouts. Moreover, the veryheart of the Chinese ink paintings is between similarity and dissimilarity,which requires the capture of spirits of objects. This pursuit to revealeventually leads to the expression of imagery rather than the direct depictionof the outer world. This exhibition of Chinese ink figurative paintingsconsists of artists from different cultural backgrounds, which aims to presentthe interactions between people, nature, and oneself, in terms of differentspaces and times.

　　艺术嘉宾Rafael Katz

　　关于艺术家

　　拉斐尔·卡茨（中文名：关世宁）出生于意大利南部南部沿海小镇莱切的一座中世纪石屋。他主要在美国东海岸长大。卡茨童年的一部分时间都住在纽约州北部的一个公社里。全家人在新斯科舍省的布雷顿角度过了他们的夏天，许多纽约艺术家都在那里组成了一个社区。

　　在布朗大学三年级时，卡茨有机会在台湾度过一年，在那里他开始学习中国书法。 40年后，他对中国艺术产生了热情。 从布朗大学毕业后，卡茨搬到纽约市，在那里他学习艺术学生联盟的人物绘画，并在耶鲁大学研究生院之前做零工。在耶鲁大学获得硕士学位后， 卡茨搬回了纽约市，在那里他发展了他的艺术，并开始在东村以及城市周围的其他场所展示他的绘画作品。卡茨定期出版插图和书籍封面。搬到俄勒冈州波特兰后，他最终被黑鱼画廊代表，黑鱼画廊是美国西北太平洋地区最重要的画廊之一。他的作品已在美国和国际上广泛展出。在巴拉克?奥巴马（Barack Obama）首次就职期间，他的一幅画被刊登在华盛顿特区国会大厦的艺术展上。 卡茨 的画作收藏在公共和私人收藏中，包括西雅图艺术博物馆。

　　Rafael Katzwas born ina medieval stone house on the `heal of the boot’ of Southern Italy in the smallSouthern coastal town of Lecce. He grewup on mostly on the east coast of the United States. Katz spent a portion ofhis childhood living `off the grid’ at a commune in upstate New York. Thefamily spent their summers in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia where many New Yorkartists had formed a community.

　　During hisjunior year at Brown, Katz had an opportunity to spend a year abroad in Taiwanwhere he began to learn Chinese calligraphy. He developed a passion for Chinese art which continues 40 years later. After graduating from Brown, Katz moved toNew York City where he studied figure drawing at the Art Students League anddid odd jobs before he went to graduate school at Yale. After earning his MA degree at Yale, Katzmoved back to New York City where he developed his art and started show to hispaintings in the East Village as well as other venues around the city. Katz regularly published illustrations andbook covers. After moving to PortlandOregon, he was eventually represented by the Blackfish Gallery, one of the premiergalleries in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. His work has been exhibited widely in the U.S. and internationally. One of his paintings was featured in an artexhibition at the Capitol Building of Washington DC during Barack Obama’s firstinauguration. Katz’ paintings are inpublic and private collections, including the Seattle Art Museum.

　　代表作品 /Representative work

　　

　　Birds as Bee, Ink and Water Color on Xuan Paper,

　　2019, 20x30 cm

　　

　　Nature is not Kind, Ink and Water Color on Xuan Paper,

　　2020, 66x136 cm

　　

　　艺术嘉宾 许子智

　　关于艺术家

　　许子智 职业画家

　　1968年生

　　毕业于福建工艺美术学院绘画专业

　　此人喜琴音箫声，好游山玩水，品茗赏酒话仙，自得其乐

　　栖身所在号“天风阁”

　　作品多次参加全国、省、市以及海外画展

　　出版有《许子智中国画集》《春风十里---许子智中国画集》

　　作品多次被中国美协及希腊COPELOUZOS艺术博物馆收藏

　　Zizhi Xu graduated from the Xiamen Academy of Arts and Design. Based on the rigorous academic training in Chinese traditional ink art, Zizhi attempts to invoke its spiritual power to cope with the issues the cotemporaries are faced with. Xu Zizhi's paintings are in public and private collections, such as Copelouzos Art Museum (Greece).

　　代表作品 /Representative work代表作品 /Representative work

　　

　　2017花肥伊人瘦 59X78cm

　　

　　2020 躲猫猫之一 59X89cm

　　艺术嘉宾 谢济斌

　　关于艺术家

　　毕业于厦门大学艺术学院

　　从事过职业漫画，产品设计

　　并长年坚持水墨画创作

　　现为福建省美术家协会会员

　　福建省漫画家协会理事

　　近期画作被苏格兰愽物馆收藏

　　Jibin graduated from the College of Art,Xiamen University. His early career is related to product design andprofessional comics, and he has been worked on Chinese ink art for decades.Jibin is a member of the Fujian Artists Association and director of the FujianCartoonist Association. Hisrecent artwork was collected by National Museum Scotland.

　　代表作品 /Representative work

　　

　　

　　开幕式时间

　　2021年5月1日15:00-16:30

　　【活 动 流 程】

　　

　　

　　一场关于中国水墨抽象人物的中西对画对话即将开幕，敬请期待

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　　《天风阁画刊》总第224期

　　前言撰稿：蒋玉琴