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Yann Hendgen: Zao Wou-Ki’s travels. A Quest beyond Appearances
Zao Wou-Ki’s travels. A Quest beyond AppearancesYann HendgenArt Director of the Zao Wou-Ki Foundation, Co-Curator of Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-KiFirst I would like to thank Mr. Gao Shiming, Mr. Yu Xuhong, and all the people at the China Academy of Art for this very long project of the Zao Wou-Ki exhibition at his alma mater and for organizing this important meeting.Then, before speaking about the artist himself, I would just like to take some short time to present you t
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Dong Qiang: An International Artist and His Returnable China--An Examination of Zao Wou-Ki’s Artistic Odyssey Based on Autobiography
The “paths” through which we can approach an abstract painting are limited, making it challenging to provide interpretations beyond visual appreciation. This is particularly true when considering artists like Zao Wou-Ki, who firmly believed that his paintings conveyed a clear expression and required no verbal narration. Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that Zao consistently sought the company of language. His close-knit companionship with French poets and critics, and the almost regular “dialogues” h
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In Zhejiang: "The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki - Two Traditions and Two Centuries"
"The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki " opened on September 20, 2023 (open to the public on September 26) , and will last until February 20, 2024 at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art as a significant cultural program of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou.Zao Wou-ki is not just a towering figure in the academic lineage of the China Academy of Art but also a shining star in modern art history. His works bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultural
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Shanghai Daily: "Bridging East and West: a retrospective show of Zao Wou-ki at his alma mater"
Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013) is one of China’s most famous contemporary abstract oil painters. He studied painting at the China Academy of Art during the 1930s and returned to teach at the academy during the 1940s.Now, about 200 of Zao’s works are on display at the CAA’s Art Museum, showing the master’s art styles and achievements in oil, ink-wash, watercolor, woodblock printing and porcelain. Organizers hosted a grand opening ceremony for the exhibition, “The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective
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A Delegation Led by French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary Visits NACAA
On the morning of September 20, French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary, Consul General of France in Shanghai Joan Valadou, Minister Counselor for Culture, Education and Scientific Affairs of the French Embassy in China & Director of the French Cultural Center Nicolas Pillerel, Political News Consul of Consulate General of France in Shanghai Louis Belmont, Educational Consul Séverine Boué visited EDNA Joint Institute, China Academy of Art (NACAA). Jin Yibin, Chairman of the Committee
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Xu Jiang: The Infinite Style
It has been ten years since Zao Wou-Ki passed away. Looking up at his smiling face, I always feel a tinge of warmth in my heart. In the early summer of 1985, I studied with him at his workshop for a full month. I drew two human bodies and one portrait. The subject of the portrait was Lalan, Madame Zao herself. The works remain with me and serve as a reminder of that period. My memories are as vivid as ever. Three decades have since passed and I cannot help wondering how quickly time has passed.
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Gao Shiming: Two Traditions and Two Centuries ----Zao Wou-ki’s Artistic Path and Its Cultural Value
Zao Wou-ki is not just a towering figure in the academic lineage of the China Academy of Art but also a shining star in modern art history. His works bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultural traditions, creating a modernist oriental style that allows the underlying spirit of Chinese culture to flourish in the fertile ground of modern painting.The works of Zao combine two traditions. He deftly navigated the waters of “ancient,” “modern,” “eastern,” and “western” art traditions, serving
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The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki Opened at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art
On September 19, “The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki” saw its grand opening at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art (CAA). As a significant cultural program under the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, a program of the 2024 China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, a key project sponsored by Zhejiang Culture and Art Development Fund, the exhibition was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, the China Federation of Li
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The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki was a world-famous Chinese-French painter. Born in Beijing in 1920, Zao was admitted to the Hangzhou National College of Art (now the CAA) in 1935 and worked as an instructor at the school after graduating in 1941. He traveled to France for further studies in 1948 and was invited by the Ministry of Culture to give lectures in his alma mater in 1985. He was elected a lifelong member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 2003, and died in Switzerland in 2013. Zao blended Chinese and Western
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China Daily: Outstanding in his field
With an oeuvre inspired by sunflowers, exhibition shows the best of renowned Chinese artist, Ma Zhenhuan reports.Renowned Chinese artist Xu Jiang may be recognized as primarily a landscape painter, but it is his painting and sculpting of sunflowers that has become his signature in the last two decades — at least as far as the public and some of his fellow artists are concerned.For the past 20 years, Xu has been devoted to creating artwork on the theme of sunflowers.He has traveled far and wide l
