2007 《无声的交响乐》薄云作品个展
开幕预展: 2007-12-01, 周六下午2：30至6：00
展览时间：2007年12月02日-12月20日
XYZ 画廊
联络电话： 010 8459 9299
策展人：范学宜、成国琴
北京朝阳区酒仙桥路2号， 798大山子艺术区D06-6-1，邮编100016
（10：30-18：00， 画廊开放周一至周日）
无声的交响乐
薄云的艺术是吸引人的.当我要摆脱烦恼时,我常在他的画前静坐.他的画让我想起人类在宇宙中的孤独,人生的无法预测的际遇,以及人面对自己内心时无法回避的孤寂感.
薄云看起来乐观,幽默,其实他内心是个神秘主义者.一切目光所及的物质的事物,他都有沉刻的认识.一切涉及人类精神的事物,他亦有深刻的认识.但他认为这一切背后必有不可思议的背景和原因.慢慢品味,你可以从他的画里读出他的思想.他的画是抽象的,但你可看作是风景.一个神秘主义者眼中的风景就是那个样子.
薄云是"星星美展"的发起人之一."星星美展"己经公认是中国现代艺术的起源.他和他的同伴们二十八年前曾勇敢地表达真诚的个人情感以对抗僵化的作为政治工具的主流艺术.他们反抗的岂止是僵化的艺术,他们反抗的是压在所有人心上的巨石.
这之后,现代艺术顺着"星星"冲开的缺口滚滚而来.但我越来越怀疑许多所谓"现代艺术"根本不是从中国土壤中长出的.而是被"策划"出来的.为了建立自己"反叛"的形象,标新立异,哗众取宠.无所不用其极.有时我怀疑他们是在看西方人的眼色行事.-------所有这些都有标本在798.
昔日的"星星"今天要对抗的可能是另一类"主流艺术"了----正风起云涌的所谓"现代艺术".
人们,请不要相信那些别有用心的媒体和被利益驱动的理论家.
相信谁?你自己的眼睛和你的良知.
2007
BO YUN PAINTING SOLO EXHIBITION
Preview/Opening reception: DEC.01, 2007, 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 02 to Dec.20, 2007 from Monday through Sunday 1100AM till 1800PM
Curator: Fan Xueyi & Catherine Cheng
Venue: XYZ GALLERY, D06-6-1 of 798 Dashanzi Art Center PH: 010 8459 9299
SILENT SYMPHONY
Bo Yun’s art is fascinating. I love to sit peacefully in front of his painting whenever I try to forget about all the troubles in life. His painting reminds me of humankind’s solitude in the vast universe, the unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes in life, as well as the inevitable feeling of loneliness when people explore deep into their hearts.
On the first sight, Bo Yun gives the impression of being optimistic and humorous; deep down, however, he is a mystic. He has a profound and unique understanding of every tangible being, as well as those on a spiritual level; and he believes there are some extraordinary and inconceivable rules governing our world from the background. You might be able to read his thoughts from his paintings by appreciating them carefully, gently, and slowly. His paintings are abstract; but it can be seen as a landscape – landscapes in the eyes of a mystic look exactly like that.
Bo Yun was one of the key founders of the well-known Avant-garde group of artists who initiated the “Stars Exhibition”, which is now widely recognized as the origin of Chinese Contemporary Art. Bo Yun, together with his fellow artists, bravely expressed their true feelings and interpretations of the world, in order to rebel against the then rigid orthodoxy of mainstream art, which merely served the purpose of political propaganda. And they were not only rebelling against the rigid form of art, but also the repression imposed on the people.
Thanks to the breakthrough made by the “Star Exhibition”, Chinese Contemporary Art started to flourish. However, I am beginning to doubt the authenticity and sincerity of some so-called Chinese Contemporary Art. They seem artificial and “planned”, so as to obtain the “rebellion” label through much exaggeration. Sometimes I tend to think that they are simply attempting to please the Western eyes - you may find such examples in 798.
Today, after 28 years, the “Star Group” might have another mission to rebel against another form of “mainstream art” - the so-called Chinese Contemporary Art.
Friends, please have a second thought before you decide to believe the motive-driven mass media and some of the critics.
But who to believe you might ask - your very own eyes and conscience.
Arthur Lee
Freelance writer
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