Shanghai Contemporary Art

Xiong Xiqiu born 1979
Qoo No.6
copyright Xiong Xiqiu

This article has latest news about exhibitions successes of several artists represented by artelino. The artists are Zhu Rui, Wen Mujiang and Xiong Xiqiu. The exhibitions take place in Shanghai, Beijing, Yunnan and Taiwan.

In addition we present you several art prints by these artists offered in our auction # 611, started September 10, 2008.

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Xiong Xiqiu in Important Exhibitions

Art works by Ms. Xiong Xiqiu have recently attended several important exhibitions, among them the 7th Shanghai Art Biennial.

• 7th Shanghai Art Biennial, Shanghai.
• 2nd Contemporary Young Female Artists Invitational Exhibition, Chongqing Art Gallery, China.
• 2008 New Year China Print Art Festival, Beijing, China.
• 13th Taiwan International Print Biennial, Taiwan.

Golden Prize for Mr. Wen Mujiang

Wen Mujiang born 1970
The Faraway Sparrow Sounds No. 4
copyright Wen Mujiang

The woodcut Appearance No.2 won the golden prize of the 1st Yunnan International Print Exhibition.

The south-east province of Yunnan is together with Heilongjiang province a major center of printmaking activities. International art critics speak of the Yunnan Art School. Yunnan is said to be the cradle for the "invention" of the reduction woodblock printmaking technique.

Mr. Wen Mujiang was discovered by our Chinese art agent when he still created his large-sized woodblock prints on the balcony as his apartment was too small to work inside. After several spectacular success with print series like Red Tone and Shadow of Breeze, the young artist established his own art studio.

Wen Mujiang is represented in auction # 611 with one very rare print titled Love Songs from the collection of the late H.T. and with his latest creations from his new series Human Condition.

The Faraway Sparrow Sounds No. 4 - Love Songs

Wen Mujiang born 1970
Man with Dog No. 3
copyright Wen Mujiang

Although the design is quite different from the other images of the series The Faraway Sparrow Sounds, the artist understands it as part of this series. This woodcut from 1999 is very large and has an extremely small edition of only 6 pieces. This copy comes from the collection of the late H.T..

Human Condition

Wen Mujiang latest series is a bit more difficult to understand for non-Chinese people. The series shows men in front of a background of icons well-known to Chinese people from QQ (a Chinese online chat software).

Wen Mujiang fortunately gives us good descriptions of his art print creations. We put them in an articles titled Human Condition.

Days of a Clear Breeze for Zhu Rui

Zhu Rui born 1970
Tea Horse Road
copyright Zhu Rui

Mr. Zhu Rui's new print "Days of Clear Breeze and Light Clouds" will attend the contemporary art fair Art Beijing.

Mr. Zhu Rui works in woodblock technique. The following prints are presented in auction 611, starting September 10, 2008.

Tea Horse Road

This very large reduction woodblock print is out of print for quite some time. We are fortunate to offer this copy from the collection of the late H.T. The print was shown in 2005 in the 17. National Print Exhibition of China and was published on page 199 of the official catalog, ISBN 7-221-07186-1/J.384. afterwards this design was acquired for the collection of the Guizhou Art Museum. In 2006 this art work was selected for the international Print Exhibition in Pusan, Korea.

The print is very large - see the item description of auction # 611. And the edition is very small with only 17 copies.

The image shows a part of the famous silk road known as the "tea horse road". This part of the silk road served mainly for transporting Chinese tea and Tibetan horses, which gave the path its name.

You find more about this ancient road on the web site Ancient Tea Horse Road.

Aini Mountains

Zhu Rui in His Studio
Aini Mountains
copyright Zhu Rui

Aini Mountains is another large reduction woodblock print by Zhu Rui. It is a landscape image of the mountainous region of Yunnan province in China. The print has an edition of 23 pieces.

If you want to see the artist at work, please take a look at our page Zhu Rui at Work. Art works by Zhu Rui are very coverted in China. The artist sells some of his designs for more than $ 1,000. Recently we at artelino have been asked to return his designs Impression of Dongchuan to China as all designs were sold out for prices of $ 1,000.

Dieter Wanczura
(September 2008, updated July 2009)

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