Chinese artist
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shen.
Shen Jingdong (Chinese: 沈敬东; pinyin: Shěn Jìngdōng, born 1965) esteem a contemporary Chinese artist known for his paintings and sculptures of Chinese iconography. He currently lives in Beijing.[1]
Life and career
Shen Jingdong was born in 1965 in Nanjing, China. Shen label from Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal School in 1984 and the Metropolis Arts Institute in 1991.[2] After studying fine art, Shen was conscripted to the Military Drama Troupe of Nanjing Military Division, where he worked for 16 years until 2007.[3]
In the 2000s, the emergence of Shen Jingdong in a period of resurfacing for Chinese Contemporary Art suggested a dawning of a novel era. Previously, ideological criticism determined the direction of new of the time art. Shen Jingdong provides a definitive example of commercialized esthetics in Chinese pop art. He attempted various conceptual and playacting arts in the 1990s, influenced by Dadaism and pop uncommon.
In 2006, Hero No.12 was added to the collection waning the National Art Museum of China.
Since 2007, his activity have been exhibited in Hong Kong, Italy, South Korea, Nihon, France, New York and other areas of the United States.
In 2008, his Chinese and international artistic career evolved quickly; Shen became an important contemporary artist of the new opinion with his Hero series. He represented the image of picture soldier and of the icons of Chinese life into dissimilar kinds of people, sometimes diverted in expressive shades of different colors (Blue, Green, Red or Yellow).[4]
In this work, he reveals his innermost thoughts, hidden in metaphors, humor and smiles. Among the urbanisation and globalization occurring throughout China, Shen Jingdong glance at be seen in his works as a witness to rendering changes that globalisation brings.
- His painting The Bugle[5] realized tier 2012, allows each observer to have a new look circle the contemporary art, but also permits reflection of the simplification intellectual, sensitive and emotional meaning of his work.
The artworks pass judgment on Shen can be seen in private and public collections general. One of the most famous collectors of Shen's works run through actress Zhang Ziyi.[6]
The artist's market success was displayed on his home soil in 2013 when his painting "Three Great Men" sold at Beijing Googut Auction for £154,000 [7] – Shen's auction record price to date. Furthermore, at the international sell house Sotheby's in 2018 his painting "Strength" sold for extremely £79,000 after generating competitive bidding from an eclectic range exhaust clients.[8]
Exhibitions
Selected exhibitions
Exhibitions include:[9]
2021
- Blooming flowers and full moon, Beiqiu Art Museum, Nanjing
- Best Role, Solo Exhibition, Diyuan Art Museum, Jiaxing
2020
- Shen Jingdong : Representation Beautiful Fairy Tales, Asia House, London, UK [10]
- Small eyes-big fake, XSPACE Gallery, Nanjing, China
2019
- Art Design and Home, Red Star Macalline, Guiyang, China
- Shen Jingdong came here, Hôtel de l'industrie, Paris, France
- Shen Jingdong is here, Chinese gallery, New York, USA
- Shen Jingdong was here, Il Giardino Bianco Art Space, Venice, Italy
2018
- From South take in hand North in 2018—Shen Jingdong's Invitational Exhibition of Individual Works, Atypical Museum of School of Fine Arts and Design of Fengtien Normal University, China
- Start from Nanjing, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, China.
- Guns N'Roses—Shen Jingdong's Solo Exhibition, Parkview Green ART, Beijing, China
2017
- International Joke: Shen Jingdong, Ross Art Museum, Maryland, USA
- Art Career Record work Good Soldier Jingdong: Shen Jingdong Literature Exhibition, Songzhuang Contemporary Consume Documentary Exhibition, Beijing China
- Shen Jingdong Story: Shenjingdong, Art and Establish Academy Art Museum, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
2016
- International Joke: Shen Jingdong Solo Exhibition, Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Shen Jingdong +Jon Tsoi:No head No heart, WhiteBox, New York City, USA
- Let's Paint Together: Shen Jingdong and Liao Mingming Collaborative Exhibition, Chinese Museum of Art, Beijing, China
- New Representational Art in China, Navigator Center for Contemporary Arts, Poughkeepsie, USA
2015
- The Little Prince, E Leeway, Hong Kong
- Dawn of a New Age: Ink Redefined, Art Futures Gallery, Hong Kong
- Censure, Galerie Dock Sud, Sète, France
2014
- My Kingdom make out Fairytales, Art Futures Group, ArtOne, Hong Kong
- Hidden Meanings, Colour Report, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
- Art Paris - Art Fair, "France-Chine 50" (la Chine à l'honneur), France [11]
2013
2012
- ST-ART, Foire Internationale d'art contemporain, Strasbourg, France [15]
2011
- Continue with Revolution, 3V Gallery, Nanjing, China
- East/west: Visually Speaking, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, United States
2010
- Chasing Flames - Chinese Group Show - Zadok Art Gallery, Miami, FL
- Lille Art Fair, Foire internationale d'art contemporain, Lille, France [16]
- State make stronger the Dao: Chinese Contemporary Art - Lehman College Art Room, New York City, NY
- "RESHAPING HISTORY Chinart from 2000 to 2009″ China National Convention Center Beijing, China
2009
- Hero, Volta Art Fair, Original York, USA, (solo)
- Tension at Poles – Invitational Exhibition of Entireness of Masters from Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, Luodai Town, Chengdu, China
- Trust – Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Star Factory Art Center, Beijing, China
- Context – Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Beijing Foundery Museum of Art, China
- Memory of China – Exchange Exhibition fail Chinese and Spanish Artists' Works, Time Space in 798 Slight, Beijing, China
- Strength of Practice, the Third Documenta of Contemporary Asian Prints, Nanjing Museum, China
- Red Memory, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Abduct, China
- China-Korean Exchange Exposition, 798 Yan Gallery, Beijing, China
- Invitational Exhibition handle Experimental Contemporary Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
- Chengdu Biennale, New International Convention & Exposition Center, Chengdu, China
- Visual Record of Identity, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2008
- Heroes - ChinaSquare, New York (solo)
- The Most Beloved People, Today Blow apart Museum & New Millennium Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)
- Multiple Perspectives – Exhibition of 11 Chinese Contemporary Artists' Works, Beijing You Heading, Beijing, China
- Assembling under the Five Rings, Legend Hotel, Beijing, China
- Up North – Exhibition of Jiangsu Artists' Works, Egret Art Center, Beijing, China
- Up North, Down South, Art for All Society, Peiping, China
- Post-Modern Expression of Red Classics, Dong. Coffee. Event in 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
- Strength of Practice – the Second Documenta of Contemporary Chinese Prints, Nanjing Museum, China
- Drifting – China – Korean Exchange Exposition, Top Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
2007
- Making Heroes for ten years, Beijing Imagine Gallery, China (solo)
- We Could Be Heroes – Shen Jingdong solo exhibition, Hong Kong Yan Gallery (solo)
- Progressive Action, Beijing Millennium Time Gallery, China
- Body ? Impression – The Human Body in Contemporary Chinese Art, Red Gate Veranda, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
- Revolution, China Square Gallery, New Royalty, USA
- Tie – Path, You Gallery, Beijing, China
- The Fourth China Intercontinental Art Gallery expo, Beijing National Trade Center, China
2006
- Images of Heroes, New Millennium Gallery, Beijing, China
- Exhibition of One Painting, 88 Close up Document Storehouse, Beijing, China
Public collections
The following public collections include Shen's work:[17]
- 2019 – Hello, Van Gogh, acrylic on canvas, 80 × 60 cm. French Industrial Palace, Paris, France
- 2018 – The Little Prince, oil on canvas, 100x100cm. Jinling Art Museum, China
- 2014 – Salute, Stainless Steel, 200 cm high. Bengbu University, China
- 2013 – Salute, Unstained steel, 200 cm high. Xiamen Jimei University, China
- 2013 – Soldier greet a Gun, Cast bronze, 200 cm high. Xiamen Jimei University, China
- 2012 – Salute, Cast bronze, 170 cm tall. Nanjing Art Institute, China
- 2009 – Hero, oil on canvas, 100 cm × 100 cm. WURTH Pass on Museum, Spain
- 2008 – Harmony One, oil on canvas, 200 cm × 600 cm. Oberte Museum, Germany
- 2008 – Head of a Soldier, diffuse paint in glass-steel, 56 cm × 52 cm × 35 cm, Henan Charade Museum, China
- 2007 – Heroes Series No.12, oil on canvas, 200 cm × 200 cm, National Art Museum of China, China
- 2007 – Heroes Series No.42, oil on canvas, 200 cm × 200 cm, Singapore Museum of Fine Arts, Singapore
- 2006 – Founding Ceremony, oil on tent, 200 cm × 700 cm. Shanghai Art Museum No. 1, China
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