The exhibition "Real-Life Fairy Tales" reflects female artists’ contemplation on social reality. Unlike their male counterparts who express their attention to reality in a direct, intensive, and non-conceptual manner, they seem to intentionally represent their observation of life in an opaque way. They intend to extend their dream world and maintain their fairy-tale-like imagination with their artworks. In a sense, this way has become a methodology of art which is unique to China’s female artists.
We can see from the artworks of the exhibition that many artists combine silk, cotton and the color red to display their art style marked by a fairy tale and they demonstrate the uniqueness of China’s female art. What makes Chinese female art different from its Western counterpart is that Western female art typically revolves around women’s rights, whereas Chinese female art seems to attach more importance to traditional values, the reflection of reality and art itself. The eleven female artists are very good examples of this.
向京， 砰！玻璃钢着色，160x110x162 cm , 2002
Xiang Jing,Bang! Painted fibre glass, 160x110x162 cm, 2002
崔岫闻，真空妙有No.1, 照片、相纸，400x100 cm, 2009
Cui Xiuwen, The Existential Emptiness and characteristic of Essence No.1, Photograph Print paper, 400x100 cm, 2009
Participating Artists: Chen Qingqing, Ciu Xiuwen, Han Yajuan, Jiang Jie, Liu Liyun, Liu Ren, Peng Wei, Shang Liang, Tao Na, Xiang Jing, Yang Na
Curator: Liu Chunfeng
Opening Reception: November 7th from 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Duration: November 7 through February 28, 2009
Venue: Beyond Art Space (Beijing 798)
Address: 798 East Street, 798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015 China
Please contact Mila Bollansee at beyondartspace@gmail.com for more information.
The exhibition "Real-Life Fairy Tales" reflects female artists’ contemplation on social reality. Unlike their male counterparts who express their attention to reality in a direct, intensive, and non-conceptual manner, they seem to intentionally represent their observation of life in an opaque way. They intend to extend their dream world and maintain their fairy-tale-like imagination with their artworks. In a sense, this way has become a methodology of art which is unique to China’s female artists.
We can see from the artworks of the exhibition that many artists combine silk, cotton and the color red to display their art style marked by a fairy tale and they demonstrate the uniqueness of China’s female art. What makes Chinese female art different from its Western counterpart is that Western female art typically revolves around women’s rights, whereas Chinese female art seems to attach more importance to traditional values, the reflection of reality and art itself. The eleven female artists are very good examples of this.
向京， 砰！玻璃钢着色，160x110x162 cm , 2002
Xiang Jing,Bang! Painted fibre glass, 160x110x162 cm, 2002
崔岫闻，真空妙有No.1, 照片、相纸，400x100 cm, 2009
Cui Xiuwen, The Existential Emptiness and characteristic of Essence No.1, Photograph Print paper, 400x100 cm, 2009
Participating Artists: Chen Qingqing, Ciu Xiuwen, Han Yajuan, Jiang Jie, Liu Liyun, Liu Ren, Peng Wei, Shang Liang, Tao Na, Xiang Jing, Yang Na
Curator: Liu Chunfeng
Opening Reception: November 7th from 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Duration: November 7 through February 28, 2009
Venue: Beyond Art Space (Beijing 798)
Address: 798 East Street, 798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015 China
Please contact Mila Bollansee at beyondartspace@gmail.com for more information.
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