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Xie Yuanqing
Xie Yuanqing's "Fat Man" sculpture has lasted for over 20 years, dating back as far as his junior year of college.In 1998, Xie Yuanqing created a sculpture titled "Fat Man Tumbling" under the influence of Colombian artist Botero. Influenced by the Colombian artist Botero, Xie Yuanqing created a sculpture titled "Rolling Forward and Backward" under the title of "Fat Man's Tumbling", which won a prize in the provincial exhibition and was selected for the national exhibition, and then in 2005, in order to participate in the Sports Art Exhibition, he again took the language of volume as the entry point and began to create the "Slender Yoga" series of fat men. In 2005, in order to participate in the Sports Art Exhibition, he again took the language of volume as the starting point and began to create the "Slender Yoga" series of fat men. From there, he moved on to the "Kung Fu Series", "Hero Series", "Head Series", and then to the "Tree Man Series" and From there, the "Kung Fu Series", "Hero Series", "Head Series", "Tree Man Series" and "Up Series", the ideas have been advanced and the spiritual aspects involved have been widened day by day.
As the author says, the fatness of the figures in the work is a metaphysical reference to "excess," "expansion," or "inertia," rather than a metaphysical realistic representation of the human body. It is both an irony, a mental sugar coating set by the artist, and an intensification of the sculptural volume and a stylized expression of his personal artistic language. These works show his good academic education and modeling ability, and at the same time, together with the humorous mood, they form a sense of "light as heavy", which is not only the author's metaphor and care for the present time, but also reveals some self-examination of the artist, who once said, "Since the time has shaped us, we also He once said, "Since the times have shaped us, we try to shape the times" - the times and we are one.
When reading Xie Yuanqing's works, it is not difficult to find another layer of characteristics. He likes to find creative space in the cultural heritage of the East, and graft the Zen rhythm of the East with the modern temperament of the West, finding his own cultural support and charm in the language of contemporary art. Therefore, in his humorous and relaxed fat sculptures, one can often feel a certain Zen feeling and ease. Behind the humorous and relatable appearance of his works, there is a symbolic meaning of good-natured mockery, but deep down, there is also a sense of introspection and self-reflection, and the author's diversified artistic thinking and the expansion of his aesthetic character are thus quite clear.
Works
Biography
1975
Xie Yuanqing was born in Guangzhou, China
1999
graduated in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor’s degree in sculpture
2005
He acquired his master’s degree in sculpture
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Art Stage Singapore 2017, SINGAPORE
2016
Art Stage Singapore 2016, SINGAPORE
2013
Boarder-Crossing, 2nd Joint Art Exhibition of Young Artists from Guangdong Province, CHINA
2012
Joint Art Exhibition of Young Artists from Guangdong Province, CHINA Two Individuals, Guangzhou, CHINA
2011
Externalization, San Cai Gallery, Guangzhou, CHINA
2010
Art Shanghai, Shanghai, CHINA
2009
The present is the Future of the Past”, Guangzhou Art Exhibition of Contemporary Young Artists 2009
Guangzhou, CHINA
Guangdong Art Exhibition for Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Founding of the People’s Republic o
China, CHINA
2008
The 1st Guangdong Sculpture Exhibition, Guangzhou, CHINA
Sports Sculptures Exhibition, MACAU
Guangdong Art Exhibition, for Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of China’s Economic Reform Policy
CHINA
2007
Go! Go! Go!, the 2nd Art Exhibition of Guangdong Young Artists, Guangzhou, CHINA
2006
Art Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHINA
"Oil paintings from Lingnan and Selected Sculptures”, Art tour Guangdong, CHINA
2005
Vision Express, Joint Exhibition by Young Artist, Shanghai, CHINA
Mei Yuan Cup, Joint Exhibition of Students from Art Academies in CHINA, CHINA
Biennial Exhibition celebrating urban Architectures, Shenzhen, CHINA
Biennial International Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Shanghai, CHINA
2004
Open Attitude, the 1st Art Exhibition by contemporary Young Artist of Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHINA
Guangdong Art Exhibition for celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Founding of The People’s Republic o
China, Guangdong, CHINA
2003
Sculpture Olympia, Bei Dai He, CHINA
2002
International Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Beijing, CHINA
National Art Exhibit, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of “On Literatures and Arts in YanAn by Mao ZeDong
Beijing, CHINA
2001
The 5th Sports Artwork Exhibition of Guangdong, CHINA
National Sports Artwork Exhibition, CHINA
1999
Guangdong Artwork Exhibition for celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Founding of The People’s Republic o
China, CHINA
Awards and Grants
2012
Prize for Excellence, Joint Art Exhibition of Young Artists from Guangdong Province, CHINA
2006
Prize for Excellence, Oil paintings from Southern CHINA and Selected Sculptures Exhibits, Art tou
Guangdong, CHINA
2005
Prize for Academic Achievements: "Mei Yuan Cup, Joint Students Art Exhibition of Chinese Art Academies, CHINA
2002
Prize Nomination on International Sculpture Exhibition, Beijing, CHINA
2001
Prize for Excellence, The 5th Sporting Artwork Exhibition of Guangdong Province, CHINA
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