At 15:30 on October 27, "To the North - Li Xiangqun Art Exhibition", jointly organized by Shenyang Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park and Beijing 798 Zero Art Center, was inaugurated at the Shenyang Vanke Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park - Fermentation Art Center. Pan Lusheng, Vice Chairman of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, President of Shandong Arts and Crafts Institute and Chairman of Chinese Folk Artists Association, Gai Jiancheng, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of Liaoning Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Liu Xiao, Senior Vice President of Vanke Group and CEO of Northern Regional Business Group, Liu Wanming, Deputy Director of National Museum of China, Yin Li, famous director and Vice Chairman of Chinese Film Association, and other guests attended the unveiling ceremony, mainstream media in Liaoning and Shen Zhen were present, and many provincial Many sculptors and art lovers in the province gathered together for the event.
Mr. Li Xiangqun is one of the leading figures of contemporary sculpture in China, with high influence and international popularity, and many of his works are collected by the National Art Museum of China, the China Museum of Modern Literature, the National Museum and the International Olympic Committee. His works are full of the unique conceptual and formal beauty of contemporary art, but also full of readability, and the viewer can complete the interpretation of history, time and space in the works.
In his speech, Mr. Li Xiangqun said that as an artist who grew up in Northeast China, he has strong feelings for this land, and he also hopes to use this art exhibition to express his tribute to Northeast China. It is reported that this exhibition is Mr. Li Xiangqun's tribute to the birthday of the motherland on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, and it is also the first solo exhibition held in the northeast. The works on display include his representative works, manuscripts and two related documentaries between 2005 and 2019, which present his artistic creation ideas in a more comprehensive way. For the audience, this is also a rare opportunity to gain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Mr. Li Xiangqun's artistic thoughts and creative dimensions. What is worth mentioning is that Mr. Li Xiangqun's latest work, Kangxi Emperor, makes its debut in this exhibition, bringing a great shock and surprise to the industry and the audience in Liaoshen.
As a curator, Mr. Zhang Yannan, Dean of Northeastern University College of Art, made a detailed and professional analysis of the works exhibited in this exhibition from an academic perspective. According to Mr. Zhang Yannan, the sculptures in the hands of Mr. Li Xiangqun have become a record and continuation of history, full of the artist's philosophical thoughts. In "Pile of Clouds - Pile of Snow", Mr. Li Xiangqun deconstructs historical figures, making them complete the modernity of placement and the writing of time flow; the red-themed works such as "The Red Star Shines in China" draw us back to the long-ago years through the portrayal of the gaze and attitude of the great men; in the blank faces of "The Way", the effect of crossing eternity in an instant is realized; in "Nurhachi" and "Kangxi Emperor", the human faces are replaced to move the coordinates of the ages, and the sculptures are made by the artist. In "Nurhachi" and "Kangxi Emperor", the chronological coordinates are shifted through face transposition, completing the recreation of the extension of time. All of these works have realized the expression of time by assigning complex historical consciousness and philosophical thinking to images. Mr. Zhang Yannan also mentioned that in addition to the grand intention of the themes of his works, Mr. Li Xiangqun has also demonstrated a constant creative innovation in the process of sculpting time, maintaining a transcendence of himself.
As the centerpiece of the exhibition opening, guests unveiled the new work "Kangxi Emperor" at the west side of the Fermentation Art Center and announced the official opening of "To the North - Li Xiangqun Art Exhibition" in the art-filled Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park. According to the organizer, the exhibition of Li Xiangqun will last until January 6, 2020, during which the public can enjoy the spiritual enjoyment brought by this artistic feast.
It is understood that this exhibition is another major exhibition after the international art master Dali art exhibition held in Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park, which has triggered high attention and influence in Liaoshen region. In the context of "Northeast Revitalization, Culture First", the spiritual works representing the cultural characteristics and symbols of Northeast China are the driving force to invigorate and promote Shenyang's awakening and advance again. history and once again contribute to the rise of Shenyang's culture
