Beijing, September 9 (Zhongxin.com) -- French artist and winner of the 21 Art 2020 French Young Artist Award winner Chloe's solo exhibition "Displacement" recently opened at the Art 8 Beijing Art House located on the former site of Sino-French University, mainly presenting 8 oil paintings on canvas created by the artist in Beijing in the past month.
Born in 1986, visual artist Chloe lives and works in Paris, mainly painting, sculpture and video. During his residency in Beijing, Chloe lived in the hutongs of Dongsi. She likes to walk, walking ten kilometers in the surrounding streets and parks every day to observe this completely different city from Paris. The first thing that attracted her was "Chinese red", from the ancient city walls of Beijing, to the colorful costumes of people, to the walls of the exhibition hall of Art 8, she found that Chinese's love and use of red is completely different from that of the French. In his oil on canvas painting Untitled in Beijing, Chloe tried red on canvas for the first time, creating a texture and atmosphere unlike before.
The audience is viewing the work "Chess" from the exhibition "Displacement". Photo courtesy of Art 8
Another work, "Xiangqi", shows the viewer a familiar scene of life. When passing by the Imperial Chenggen Ruins Park, Chloe saw unique scenes of Chinese life: playing Tai Chi, square dancing, practicing calligraphy on the ground with a giant brush, and an old man using chalk to draw a chessboard on the floor tiles to play Chinese chess. Chloe, who was particularly interested in "lattice games", recorded this scene.
Also in the exhibition is a series of 10 works called "Holding Yi," in which Chloe painted portraits of friends she met in Beijing. "This series of works continues the concept of measuring displacement, which is the way I have always created." In his previous work, Chloe mostly painted only the body. When she came to Beijing, she decided to look and think from a different angle, and chose to complete this series of works with her hands on her cheeks.
In addition, the exhibition presents two special installations, Untitled. "I was curious about Chinese characters and calligraphy, which were too difficult for me, like a mystery. So, I imagined and reconstructed these symbols in my own way, I made a handmade book, then drew the squares, and drew some abstract strokes between the squares. Chloe said that he hopes to have more opportunities to learn more about Chinese culture in the future.
Jiayue, founder of Art 8, was recently invited to participate in the "2023 Beijing Cultural Forum" and delivered a speech at the parallel forum of "Mutual Learning among Civilizations: Mutual Respect and Cooperation and Development". "Culture is the key to dialogue among civilizations, connecting the past, present and future," she said. Mutual learning among civilizations should establish free, clear and friendly dialogue, express and share emotions among different civilizations through dialogue, and build bridges to each other. ”
Jiayue, founder of Art 8, was recently invited to participate in the "2023 Beijing Culture Forum". Photo courtesy of Art 8
She lives these words with her actions. Twenty years ago, Jiayue moved to Beijing with her family, and she felt the attraction and distance of a completely different culture. So, in 2009, she co-founded a non-profit art institution, Art 8, with the Beijing Design Society. Since 2012, Art 8 has moved to the former site of Sino-French University.
It is reported that the exhibition will last until October 10. (End)