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Weave the World——Outline a Different Version of the World Map
Fiber art is more than a special type of art. It is first and foremost a method, a path. From the marvelous structures of nature, fiber artists discover a certain constructivism that governs the microscopic world. This leads to a unique understanding of substances and how they are generated - that every material and object, as a matter of fact, is a fine and sophisticated construct, or rather a fabric, made by nature or humans. Therefore, the essence of fiber art lies in weaving, tha
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Shi Hui | How can Chinese writing be presented by weaving?
Shi Hui, an artist who works as professor at China Academy of Art, is also a PhD supervisor and Director of Institute of Contemporary Fiber Art.Shi Hui was among the first group of artists who took up contemporary art in China during the 1980s. Maintaining constant affectionate with and working mainly in cotton, linen, and Xuan Paper, Shi hui sought to show us her recognition of a tacit fit between medium and soul as well as the belief that Chinese traditional media could regain value in th
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Lineament and pages by Ann Hamilton, exhibited in the 4th Hangzhou Fiber Art Triennial
The 4th Hangzhou Fiber Art Triennial ‘Being Theoria’ is open to the public at Zhejiang Art Museum on October 18,2022 (Duration: Oct.18 - Dec.4,2022), with more than 60 artists/groups from more than 10 countries around the world participated. The triennial is not segmented but linked up through several ‘clues’,viz. characters with the silk radical: ‘Wén/文’(text/texture/culture/ civilization), ‘Xù/绪’(emotion/thought), ‘Xiàn/线’ (lines
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The 4th "Being Theoria" show opened on October 18th in Hangzhou
The 4th Hangzhou Fiber Art Triennial themed "Being Theoria" opened on October 18, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The special project "Jinying | Pure Reason" of the Triennial opened on September 30 at the Hangzhou Museum. The theme of this fourth Triennial is "Being Theoria", which is the continuation of the first show "Fiber Visions" in 2013, second show "Weave & We" in 2016, and third show "Boundless Encounters"
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Wang Jin | Passion for Art is Keenly Observant of Life
Wang Jin graduated from the Department of Oil Painting of CAA and is currently teaching at the academy’s School of Foundation Studies.Her works focus on the personal emotion in different environments and explore the coexistence of ink painting and images. Wang always maintains a passion for art and is keenly observant of life. Watch the interview to see more.
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China Daily: Artworks Show Image of Progress over Past Decade
In September, China Daily's Times' Palette Studio signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Academy of Art, the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts to build a joint platform to introduce Chinese paintings to the world.Art is a form of communication and painting, as one of its languages, has been an important way to record and illustrate events. Pain
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Being Theoria - The 4th Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art
The 4th Hangzhou Fiber Art Triennial themed "Being Theoria" opened on October 18, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The special project "Jinying | Pure Reason" of the Triennial opened on September 30 at the Zhejiang Art Museum.The theme of this fourth Triennial is "Being Theoria", which is the continuation of the first show "Fiber Visions" in 2013, second show "Weave & We" in 2016, and third show "Boundless Encounters" in
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universes.art: 4th Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art 2022
18 October – 4 December 2022Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, ChinaTheme: Being Theoria Exhibition Director: Ying JinfeiArtistic Director: Shi HuiChief Curator: Liu TianCo-curators: Liu Yihong, Ying Xinxun, Iris Long, Wang HongzheConvener of Lecture & Forum: Liu Tian, Xu JiaAssistant Curators: Xi Tianhao, Duan Xin, Zheng Linyixin, Ren YueProject Director: Huang YanProject Coordinators: Gu Wenjia, Wu Jiayu, Xu Xiaoxiao, Zhao Jin>> Curatorial team, biographies >> 62 artists
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e - flux: Being Theoria: the 4th Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art
There is a “cosmotechnics” inherent in Mì/Sī, the radical for “silk” in the Chinese language, such as the archetypes in conceptions of “relation”: clue(Xiànsuǒ), organization(Zǔzhī), web/network(Wǎngluò), system(Xìtǒng); the general name of colours: red, green, purple, scarlet, crimson; and “Wén”, which means, together in one word, text, texture, culture, and civilization. These come from the form of silk since the time of ancient China, alert us that fiber/textile is the basic construction of t
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Chen Zhengda
Chen is the responsible person for the provincial first-class course titled Multi-dimensional Designing and Planning, the 13th Five-Year Education Reform in Zhejiang Province, and the Gold Course of CAA taught by craftsmen. Moreover, Chen initiated the CAA 'Sci-Fi City Design' and took the lead to integrate science fiction settings into designing and creating in courses. He staged the "Message to 2028" special exhibition for the 90th anniversary of CAA, 2020 "Sci-Fi City D
