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流动彩虹十周年——熊文韵摄影作品展
三影堂摄影艺术中心系列个展之二
艺术家：熊文韵
策展人：张黎
开幕酒会：2008年6月21日星期六下午3点
展期：2008年6月21日 - 8月2日，10:00–18:00 （每周一休息）
地点：三影堂摄影艺术中心（北京朝阳区草场地155号A）
继三影堂摄影艺术中心成功举办活动影像和摄影艺术家赵亮的个展“刹那”之后，“流动彩虹十周年——熊文韵摄影作品展”又呈现给观众一个新颖而独特的视觉体验。作为一个从艺近30年、多产和活跃的女艺术家，熊文韵在当代艺术领域独辟蹊径，作品跨越多种形式并自成体系。她善于将个人情感的外化表达与社会人文环境相结合，从最原初的个人感受出发，在与外部世界的结合中形成一种巧妙的形式和独特的语言。这些作品不只局限在展厅之内，而是在更广阔的空间中吸引更广泛的人群，同时又保持着非常单纯和直接的力量。
熊文韵毕业于四川美术学院国画系，九十年代曾在日本研习艺术并执教，期间对色彩构成作了深入的研究，并创作了体现色彩秩序的精神性的抽象绘画。回国以后她将这一实验成果转接到了户外的自然空间。从1998年开始，她在川藏公路用三年时间先后实施了多次“流动彩虹”这一综合形式的作品。这一作品包括对公路沿线自然环境和原生态建筑以及运输卡车的装置性表现，以摄影和录像的形式留存下来。作品将当代艺术、社会历史文化、生态和环保、艺术家与公众的互动等等方面整合在一起，是一次跨领域、跨学科的实验性艺术活动。
熊文韵运用在色彩心理实验中形成的微妙和充实的情感形式，在藏区做了一系列的艺术实验，开始建立个人心灵与广阔的自然和社会的对话。高原艰苦的生存条件和脆弱的生态环境使她的艺术探索直接与当地的自然和人文环境联系起来，在这一广阔的地域中，川藏公路跨越金沙江、澜沧江、怒江以及之间的横断山脉，青藏公路则跨越海拔5000多米的高原山口和永久冻土。这些地区的自然条件异常艰苦，气候变化剧烈，多地震、泥石流等地质灾害。以藏族为代表的多民族人民在这里形成了独特的生活景观和文化形态。熊文韵所采用的彩虹的图样形式可以在当地民族服饰以及藏传佛教的经幡中看到，她正是以这种单纯明朗的形式入手，探讨现代文明与神秘古老的传统文明的冲突、人工与自然的对立，以及用艺术的手法寻求和谐共生的过程。她用序列性的色彩装饰沿途为汽车加水和修理的小屋，以及对山石、溪流、房屋帐篷等进行各种色彩表现的实验。在不断提炼和纯化之后，熊文韵把公路线以及流动的运输卡车和狭小的石头和土坯房子作为艺术表现的载体，用彩色蓬布替换了老式的厚帆布车蓬，以及用单纯的色彩装饰房门。她以高原雪域的巨大舞台展现一种单纯的形式，恰当、贴切地将艺术有机地融入当地的自然和人文环境。
处于转变期的中国社会状况给熊文韵提供了独特的角度和空间。在个人艺术实践的基础上熊文韵继而尝试与更广泛的社会机制发生联系。在内地到西藏的公路沿线，熊文韵和她的同伴们以艺术作为沟通的桥梁进行了各种环境保护的宣传活动，他们举办图片展览，发放宣传资料，征集签名，邀请观众拍摄及时成像照片，以新颖的令人愉悦和兴奋的方式同时作用于环境保护和艺术欣赏。随时间、地点、参与者的千变万化而出现的偶然发生的动人场面层出不穷，这些不同人群的多种多样的参与构成了这些艺术活动的重要组成部分。
熊文韵用鲜明而有力的艺术语言和风格样式作用于快速变化发展的社会，承载人类内在和本质的心理内涵——对生命的热爱和关怀。艺术创作需要超越常规的才智和勇气以及认真而平实的态度，当代艺术的新发展要求艺术不局限于传统的媒介和表达方式，艺术家们需要努力走出各种各样的束缚和制约，直接面向生活，与广大公众交流互动，并且与各种层面的组织和机构以及个人广泛的合作，更大程度地传播艺术的影响力。熊文韵并不是一个专业摄影家，然而她的这些以摄影和录像呈现的作品具有直接的感染力，给人们带来了审美的惊喜、愉悦和思考。熊文韵摆脱了艺术概念的教条化束缚，在创作的过程中不断整合出人类的心灵轨迹，这种综合的方式使我们看到了当代艺术所焕发出的新的活力。
三影堂摄影艺术中心
北京朝阳区草场地155号（100015）
86-10-64322663 / 64319063 / 64319693
www.threeshadows.cn
Ten Years of Moving Rainbow: Photography by Xiong Wenyun
Three Shadows 2008 Solo Exhibition Series
Artist: Xiong Wenyun
Curator: Zhang Li
Opening: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 3pm
Exhibition Duration: June 21 to August 2, 2008, 10am – 6pm (closed on Mondays)
Venue: Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
No. 155-A Caochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Following the success of multimedia artist Zhao Liang’s solo show, “In an Instant,” Three Shadows is pleased to present “Ten Years of Moving Rainbow: Photography by Xiong Wenyun.” A prolific female artist, Xiong Wenyun’s multidisciplinary works link individual emotion with the social environment through a unique, subtle language. Her works are not confined to the exhibition hall, but attract a wider audience through their simple, direct force.
Xiong Wenyun graduated from the ink-painting department of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. In the nineties, she studied and taught in Japan, during which time she did in-depth research on the composition of color and created abstract paintings that embodied the energy of color sequences. After returning to China, she brought these experiments outside. Beginning in 1998, she spent three years working on the multimedia project “Moving Rainbow” on the Sichuan-Tibetan highway. The project incorporates installations along the highways with local architecture and motorcades of trucks. Captured through photography and video, this multidisciplinary, experimental project combines contemporary art, society, history, culture, local ecology, environmentalism, and activism by both artist and audience.
Xiong Wenyun’s experimental and psychological use of color subtly establishes a dialogue between the individual and the environment in the Tibetan region. Survival in the bitter plateaus and the fragile ecological environment directly influenced the relationship between people and nature in her project. The Sichuan-Tibetan highway crosses over the Jinsha, Lancang, and Nujiang Rivers, and the Hengduan Mountains between them, while the Qinghai-Tibetan highway traverses frozen plains that reach 5,000 meters in altitude. The natural conditions in these areas are unusually difficult, with dramatic changes in climate, earthquakes, mudslides, and other frequent natural disasters. The Tibetan people who live in these areas have created a unique life and culture. The colorful forms that Xiong Wenyun uses can be found in the clothes of the local ethnic minorities or the prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism. She uses these pure forms to discuss the clash of modern civilization and mysterious ancient traditions, examine the meeting point of man and nature, and explore the practice of harmonious living. Her installations appear as blocks of pure color in the doorways of truck stops, painted stones and tents along the highway, and in motorcades of trucks covered by colorful canvas. The snow-covered plains are a stage for her art form, which melts organically into the local nature and culture.
A country in the midst of vast social changes provided Xiong Wenyun with a unique angle and space for her art. Building on her foundations as an established individual artist, Xiong Wenyun attempted to connect with the far-reaching mechanisms of society. Along the road to Tibet, Xiong Wenyun and her partners used art as a medium for communicating practices of environmental protection. They held exhibitions, distributed information, collected signatures, and invited people to take pictures and make photographs. Through these methods, Xiong Wenyun and her team spread environmental awareness and art appreciation. The most important part of her project was the participation of all these different people.
Xiong Wenyun uses clear and forceful artistic language to capture the passion for life that is inherent in humanity. Artistic creation must go beyond a status quo attitude; new developments require that contemporary art not be limited to traditional mediums and means of expression. Artists must work hard to break free of the limits that hold them back and face life directly – greater interaction with the public and cooperation with both individuals and organizations will better convey the influential power of art. Though photography is not her only medium, Xiong Wenyun’s works in photography and video possess an infectious strength, in which aesthetic beauty is surprising, joyful, and thoughtful. Xiong Wenyun has broken free of the dogma that so often limits conceptual art; in the process of creating, she has brought to light the spirit of the human heart. Through this comprehensive means, we see a new vitality that can be awakened by contemporary art.
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
No. 155-A Cao Changdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
86-10-64322663 / 64319063 / 64319693
www.threeshadows.cn
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