展览主题：《奥运会与残奥会的英雄们》国际艺术家卜锦辉个人作品展
展览地点：可创铭佳艺苑
详细地址：北京市朝阳区日坛东路北口 （日坛公园东北角外）邮编：100020
（东大桥十字路口向南 第一个钉子路口向西200米）
展览日期：2008年8月9日至8月17日
开幕式：2008年8月9日15:00-18:00
电话: +8610 8561 7570
传真: +8610 8563 2740
邮箱: creationgallery@sina.com
网站: www.creationgallery.com.cn
Gregory-Burns-(卜锦辉)
有些人说，油和醋是永远融合不了的；然而，沙拉大厨的经验会证明，他们错了。有些人说，体育和艺术是截然相反的活动；然而，卜锦辉的创作证明，他们错了，因为四十年来他已成功地将二者合二为一。从五岁开始，这位生于美国的国际艺术家和世界游泳纪录保持者就开始接受体育与艺术的双重训练。在三十年的体育艺术双料生涯中，卜锦辉在三届残奥会上五次打破世界纪录，并在世界各地的画廊和博物馆举办自己的画展。他的信念是，“只有身体强健精神饱满的画家，才能在画布上描绘出力量和意义。”健康有序的生活方式使得这位画家兼运动员获益匪浅。
在最新的作品系列“奥运会与残奥会的英雄们”中，卜锦辉将自己对绘画和体育的理解融为一体。他以撑杆跳的意志和力量接近画布，挥洒自如地用色彩表达脉动，以运动员的姿态冲击艺术的高峰。
在1992年巴塞罗那、1996年亚特兰大、2000年悉尼残奥会的泳池中，卜锦辉获得无数块金牌银牌。而今，带着同样的修养同样的热情，卜锦辉将巨大的能量灌注到艺术创作当中。他的作品在亚洲和美国各地展出。2008年，卜锦辉将在北京可创铭佳艺苑举办画展，并借此向参加奥运会和残奥会的运动员们致意。“我错过了雅典奥运会，为此我感到很遗憾。所以现在能够有机会以画家的视角参与到北京奥运会中来，我非常兴奋。”卜锦辉这样吐露他的心声。这一系列作品的独特之处和动人之处，就在于它们融合了对艺术和体育的双重热爱。经历了对发令枪的期待和胜者的荣耀之后，卜锦辉对这些心情早已不再陌生。如今作为世界级运动员和艺术家，卜锦辉正站在众人仰望的指挥台上，用曾为他赢得奖牌的热情，绘写生命。
尽管一岁时被小儿麻痹症夺去了双腿，卜锦辉仍将生命奉献给艺术和体育事业。虽然双腿都丧失了知觉，只能以拐杖和支撑物行走，卜锦辉却可以用胳膊和手书写自己的人生。行走和运动为他带来了新的能量，他将这些能量和热情调和在一起进行绘画。那些大胆的笔触、多彩的形象和半抽象混合媒介的运用，无不彰显着人类精神中的力量元素。
画展“奥运会与残奥会的英雄们”的开幕式将于2008年8月9日（周六），在可创铭佳艺苑举行。届时，画家本人亦将出席。展期至2008年8月17日。
“Olympic & Paralympic Heroes”
Solo Painting exhibition by international artist Gregory Burns
Creation Gallery, Beijing
August 9 to 17, 2008
Ritan Dong Rd.( East Road Ritan ),Chaoyang Dist.,Beijing 100020,PRC
Some say that oil and vinegar don’t mix; but tell that to a master salad chef. Some say that athletics and art are opposite activities; but tell that to Gregory Burns who has combined these two passions for forty years. Since the age of five, the American born international artist and world record holding swimmer, trained in both sports and painting. During his 30 year swimming and painting careers he has set five world records in three Paralympic Games and has exhibited his paintings in galleries and museums around the world. Burns believes that, “With a strong body and spirit, an artist can infuse the canvas with power and meaning”. Maintaining a disciplined and healthy lifestyle adds depth to the artist and athlete.
With his most recent series of paintings, “Olympic & Paralympic Heroes”, Burns synthesizes his understanding of painting and sports. Launching into the canvas with the same strength and determination as the pole-vaulter, with bold gestures and colors Burns expresses the pulsating energy of an athlete charging forward or taking aim at the target.
During the Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Burns captured numerous Gold and Silver medals in the swimming pool. Mustering up the same discipline and passion that once drove him in competitions, Burns now pours his energy into his art and exhibits his paintings throughout Asia and America. During the 2008 Games at the Creation Gallery in Beijing, Burns will be exhibiting his paintings saluting his fellow Olympic and Paralympic athletes. “I missed not making the Athens Games so I am very excited to be involved in the Beijing Games from an artistic point of view,” Burns confides. Combining his love of art with sport is what makes this series unique and moving. Having experienced the anticipation of the starting gun and the glory of achieving victory, Burns has felt it all. As a world class athlete and artist, Burns stands on the podium for all of us and paints with the passion that has earned him gold and silver around the world.
Burns, who was stricken with polio at the age of one, has devoted his life to art and sports. Ambulating with crutches and braces having been paralyzed in both legs, Burns’ arms and hands have defined his life. The strength he develops through walking and sports he then channels into his paintings combining passion and power. His bold and colorful semi-abstract mixed media paintings express the power of the human spirit.
The opening reception at Creation Gallery for, “Olympic & Paralympic Heroes” will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2008 and the artist will be in attendance. The show runs through August 17, 2008. For more information about the artist, please view gallery website at www.creationgallery.com.cn or artist website at: www.gregoryburns.com.
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