Zhai Xuanhong

Barbaric Growth

Our generation live in years of peace, did not experience major social changes, so there's no continuation of painful memories in our mind. In my twenty years' experiences of life, I met many sorts of people: they try to survive, efforts to strengthen themselves, efforts to leave traces in this world, in my opinion, this status of people is a kind of touchable specific energy, the violent social transformation is people's feast of desires, people grow wildly in chaos and Disorders. I think this spiritual power of surging desire gives a unique aesthetic feeling.

All living creatures in my paintings are growing and extending, it looks like illusion of disorder, but there's another kind of beauty, every color and brush route bears my spiritual energy.

Works

Biography

1987

Born in Changde, Hunan Province, China

2008

Study in the Oil Department of Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Chongqing, China

2009

Received National Motivational Scholarship from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts

2012

Artwork "Derivative" Received the creation of outstanding graduate scholarship from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2013

Derivative-Zhai Xuanhong Solo Exhibition, Jiayuanhai Art Center, Shanghai, China

Selected Group Exhibitions

2014

Los Angeles Arts Festival, Los Angeles Convention Center / South Hall, Los Angeles, USA

Aff Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2013

Art Qingdao, Qingdao, China

New Stars Art Fair, Poly World Trade Center, Guangzhou, China

The 8th Excellent Graduates' Works Exhibition of Eight Fine Art Academies, Central Fine Art Academy, Beijing, China

Guo Kaijun, Zhai Xuanhong and Lin Peng group Exhibition, Shanghai Drama Institute, Shanghai, China

Signs of a different kind, Duizhao Space, Shanghai, China

2012

Annual College Nomination Exhibition, Today Art Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China

Five Academy Graduates Exhibition, Chengdu, China

Self-talking-Young Artists, Zither Gallery, Chongqing, China

Force of institutes-New Talents from Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Blue House, Blue House Art Center, Chengdu and Shenzhen, China

One Thousand Miles-Outstanding graduates' works, Recommended Exhibition by the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China

Yellow Drift-Chongqing Artists Eco-Fair, Beijing Military Museum, Beijing, China

2011

Porsche "Colourful hearts"