BRIDGES TO THE WEST BY - LIU YILIN & KOU ZONGE - ART TIMES
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ART TIMES Art Times Gallery is delighted to present Bridges to the West featuring works by Mas- ter Artist Liu Yilin and Blue Chip artist Kou Zonge. Follow them at www.art-times.co.uk BRIDGES TO THE WEST By Liu Yilin & Kou Zonge DECember 3 – MARCH 31, 2020
BRIDGES TO Bridges to the West is a major exhibition of Liu Yilin and Kou Zonge contemporary pen drawings, sculptures, and water colour and oil paintings which runs from December 3rd 2019 until March 31st 2020. The works are on show at Art Times Boutique Gallery situated in Tabard Street, London, UK Liu Yilin is a Master Artist whose paintings have been compared with Picasso. He ranks among the most versatile and productive artist alive today. Kou Zonge is a blue chip Artist renowned for his brilliant water colour paintings. He is an household name in China and his previous paintings have been sold for more than two million USA dollars. This exhibition is the first ever showing of both of these artistes works in the United Kingdom. There are twenty three pieces in this edition of the exhibition. There are sixteen pieces from Liu Yilin, including oil, water colour, and water ink paintings. There are five water colour paintings from blue chip artist Zou Zonge. The works have been priced to be sold and investors can expect a rapid appreciation in their prices. Do not miss this exhibition whatever you do. Please email James at jnorris@art-times.co.uk for more information about the exhibition BRIDGES TO THE WEST Is taking place at: 30 - 32 Tabard Street, London SE14JU Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 10:30 AM to 7.00 PM Saturdays: 11AM to 7PM www.art-times.co.uk Email: sunjp@art-times.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)2038878507
THE WEST
Liu Yilin
Liu Yilin started his artistic career in the early 1990s impression of the sculpture looks entirely like the
after a successful career as a poet and writer in object but the moment of “being alike” instantly
China. He has published seven poetry anthologies, turns into “not being alike” because it does not
collections of novels and prose, and edited many appear to be like the actual object when looked at
works, mainly about history and Chinese Buddhism. very closely. This idea of abstract, figurative beauty
He has also travelled extensively across China and allows Liu to explore the world without limitations
around the world as the potential sources of inspiration are endless.
His Chinese Zodiac (also called Twelve Symbolic
His writing and travelling experiences inspired Animal Signs) sculptures have been particularly well
and paved the first steps to his artistic career. Liu received in international art exhibitions.
has built a house in the mountains near the Great
Wall in north Beijing. He spent three years there, During February 2016, the French city of Nice
severing all connections to the outside world. hosted a solo art exhibition in Liu Yilin honour. It
was the largest art exhibition in the south of France,
He was following an ancient Buddhist practice of displaying 135 original pieces and was extended for
self-cultivation “Bìguãn” where it is believed that a further three months after its original 7-month
to fully concentrate on understanding one’s own run ended in March 2017. Liu was the first Asian
mind and finding wisdom and enlightenment, it is artist to be featured in Nice and his exhibition was
necessary to firstly disconnect social interactions also the longest-running in the region. Liu Yilin’s
with the outside world. refreshing focus on “essentialism” and unique
creativity across eleven mediums has earned him
Despite never previously receiving any formal art unprecedented universal acclaim by both critics and
training, during his years of self-cultivation, Liu the general public, both in France and China. Keen
became aware of an explosive passion for artistic to welcome and promote his artistic innovation, the
creation. After this he started to experiment with Nice government’s generous support included the
all kinds of mediums. Showing an intense fervour, creation of a personal website (http://liu-yilin.com)
he created thousands of diverse artworks including in his honour and setting up an active social media
pen drawings, statues, oil paintings, architecture, presence across Facebook and Twitter to promote
knitting, Chinese paintings, and calligraphy, his art. In addition, the Nice art exhibition has
refusing to limit himself to only one medium. received major news coverage by local and national
French newspapers.
Few sculptors create more than one thousand works
in their lifetime but Liu Yilin has sculpted 6,202 Due to the incredible success and the overwhelming
original pieces in just two years. The underlying popularity of his exhibition in the south of France,
theme of all his sculptures is the expression of Liu has accepted Art Times invitation to exhibit his
essence, focusing on first impressions. The first works in London during 2019 to 2020.
Liu Yilin
Pen drawings
Pen drawings are drawn by hard-tipped this kind of drawings are also about easy
pens, hence the name. In China, they are expression of the essence of objects, especially
normally known as “caricature”, “free sketch those aspects that are hard to be expressed
by hard-tipped pens” and “philosophical by religions, philosophy, science and poems.
drawings”, none of which is exact and no one So every pen drawing is accompanied with
has ever drawn something like this before. the quotation of a famous philosopher.
It is unknown to us that how French artists
call this kind of drawings. The features of
“Fairly in life”
Size 27 x 27 cm, Year of drawing 2015
In Taoist way, thing of the life can’t be
treat as noble or low (Zhuangzi, China)
“Top of the world”
Size 27 x 27 cm, Year of drawing 2015
If the man does not argue, so no one
could fight with him in the world
(Lao. China)
“NaturAL living” Size 27 x 27 cm, (2015) Dao hacking the water, if drown- ing would be died and thirsty people drank suitable for lives (Han Fei, China) “Spirit” Size 27 x 27 cm A happy life is a life that fits one’s own nature (Seneca. Ancient Rome) “Education” Size 27 x 27 cm, Year of drawing 2019 Human’s nature is in seeking knowl- edge (Aristotle Ancient Greece) “INDUSTRY” Size 27 x 27 cm, (2019) Chicken sound over the Mao inn at moon, trace slab bridge frost (Wen Tin- gyun—Trade Mountain early journey)
Liu Yilin
oil paintings
On the surface, every single painting has no theme the worldly formations; and Van Gogh, whose works
whatsoever, but just a normal decoration; but it is have no unique formations, but his colors practiced
themed clearly and the public understand instead of the idea of “no color is constant”, hence the colors
being confused. Technically, the artist focuses on two of his works are superior of the worldly colors. The
of the most critical realms which are “no formation paintings of Liu practiced the idea of “no formation
is constant” and “no color is constant”. Such as is constant”, which is rarely done by artists currently,
Picasso, who was average in colors but he realized making his works unique. Also, he tried his best
the so-called “no formation is constant” because to practice the idea of “no color is constant” in his
no formation in his works ever exists in the world, works and all colors were painted along with his own
hence the formations of his works are superior of rhythm.
Jade of the East Hermit
Oil Painting, 80x110cm 2015 Oil Painting 80x100cm 2015
Jade is one of the beauties of the east. The cloud is the In the realm of hermit, the new good wind keeps blowing.
white of the Heaven, snow is the white of the Earth and In the realm of hermit, the lamps up ahead can be lit
jade is the white of the world. The white of jade is the up effortlessly. At the moment, we are curious about
hope of our mind and the reason to holiness of our life in ourselves as if we were leaders.
the rivers of our civilization.
Fish in Green World The Benevolent
Oil Painting 100x100cm 2019 Oil Painting, 120x120cm 2015
The green, It’s a soul of the earth; The water, It’s a The benevolent is invincible. Benevolence is an extremely
clearness of the heavens and the earth; The fisher, like broad moral domain in ancient China. Confucius used
creature of all things. In the green world, the two fish are to see “benevolence” as the highest moral code, standard
spotless, light the soul, and follow the path of the “Dao” and level, which had a significant impact on later
likes a lamp, even everything is such far and so close. generations.
Blue Bird The light of the Sea
Oil Painting 70x70cm 2015 Oil Painting 90x108cm 2015
Wind and stars clean everything in the Heaven, yet all There’s a pair of elves in the blue sea. The moonlight is like
eyes-only gaze upon the pure blue. The birds fly in the snow on a blessed night.
blue, is there any way to get closer to human civilization?
Liu Yilin
ink paintings
On the surface, every single painting has no theme the so-called “no formation is constant” because
whatsoever, but just a normal decoration: It is no formation in his works ever exists in the world,
themed clearly and the public understands instead of hence the formations of his works are superior of
being confused. Technically, the artist focuses on two the worldly formations; and Van Gogh, whose works
of the most critical realms which are “no formation have no unique formations, but his colors practiced
is constant” and “no color is constant”. Such as the idea of “no color is constant”, hence the colors of
Picasso, who was average in colors but he realized his works are superior of the worldly colors.
Distanced from red dus Birds
Ink Painting, 180x48cm 2019 Ink Painting, 180x48cm 2019
Heavenly joy enters the mind through high thoughts, Birds have bodies that are low to the ground with two
elation, and pure clear and spotless, hard to see glory – wings made for flying which flatters the world. Birds in
Heavenly fortune. their environment do multiple deeds with their versatile
bodies; such as perching in in deer like trees, magical
fairies: And true or not true, it’s just a flash in the panfish Less or More
Ink Painting, 70x70cm 2019 Ink Painting, 70x70cm 2019
Western paintings can be abstract and needs to be Less is simple and much more can be confusing Daoism
understood. Oriental culture pays attention to “the regards simplification to be a rule of Chinese culture. A
presence of the sky in direct relation to the earth”. This picture could be simple but it is not less, it is more
can be abstract in the extreme, in search of the essence in
the life. For example, the fish is an abstract but it remains
a fish.
It’s too late to read the book in life Not for the world
Ink Painting, 72x140cm 2019 ink Painting, 72x140cm 2019
Reading thousands of books, and walking hundreds Not for stagnation, it’s the highest level for the
of miles are intensive efforts for increasing knowledge. practitioner
Life may be good but it is to be learned from and our
experiences should be learned from the world; and
industry starts during early life and finishes at the end.Liu Yilin Statues
Cloud Guest
Material: Bronze
Size:: 70 x 70 x 100 cm
Year of creation: 2015
Sculpture Author: Liu Yilin
Cloud Guest, it means the guest from the sky. Who was a cloud quest? It’s an Angel.
What is it? It’s a great time coming. The East is your land, the victory is out from your
land. Cloud passengers stand on this shore of reality, but they always retain the freedom
in the cloud. Opportunity, heaven and human being one body.Rooster
Material: bronze paint
Size: 96 x 35 x 105 cm
Year of Creation: 2015
Sculpture Author: Liu Yilin
Chicken is a virtue poultry” in the traditional culture. It is the only poultry animal to be
included in the 12 Zodiac. The rooster singing the sky is bright, the sound of the rooster is
the sound of the lifetime. Rooster pushing to promote the humanity of generations driving
forward.They are not huge but beautiful, and always inspiring us.Kou Zonge
Kou’s commentary artwork has placed him alongside
Chinese and Western painters such as Lin Fengmian and Wu
Guanzhong, and his unique style and strong visual influence
are not unalike Lin and Wu’s paintings.
KOU ZONGE is a well know painter in Wu’s paintings exhibit strong colour sense
China. He is a vice president of the Chinese and formal principles of Western paintings,
Collaborative Painting and Calligraphy but a spirit and tonal variations of ink
Institute, and a member of the Chinese that are typically Chinese. Natural scenery
Artists Association. is reduced to its essentials, simple, but
powerful abstract forms.
The painter upholds concern and
responsibility for the environment, Kou has held art exhibitions in Beijing,
and his paintings focus on the natural Shenyang, Shandong, Hong Kong, Macao
and humanistic ecology, showing tacit and Taiwan. He was invited to visit the
understanding between man and nature. State University of New York at Albany. He
has also held solo art exhibitions in Japan,
The style of painting is quiet and bleak, Poland, Israel and Singapore. His artwork
rich in poetry, and fairy tale like. Kou’s has good records of domestic acceptance
commentary artwork has placed him at auction: Recently, one of his paintings
alongside Chinese and Western painters sold for 10 million RMB ((US$1.6 million)
such as Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong, in China. Some of his current paintings are
and his unique style and strong visual valued at millions of Chinese RMB.
influence are not unlike Lin.Kou Zonge
WATER COLOUR paintings
Black pottery and rain stone (59x56cm)
Compared with the rain stone, the pottery is very fragile, but it is
even more striking and tenacious. Chinese painting can also achieve
the effect of Western painting. Some of the author’s ink paintings are
called by the critics as oil paintings on rice paper.
Red Beach (48x43cm)
China’s Yellow River estuary has this special scene. The soaking
grass of the deep-sea beachfront (wetland) is red and transparent
throughout the night. It is like a flaming flame. It is a beautiful look
that highlights the magical charm of nature.My Southeast River (92x49cm)
Highlights the beautiful environment and humanistic
features of the Jiangnan water town, highlighting the
painter’s love as the homeland.
Ancient Pottery and Strelitzia (59x56cm)
Ancient pottery and flowers, one old, one new, one new and
one old, both contradictory and harmonious, its composition
is a combination of heaven and earth, wonderful and
simple, no words.
The clear world (92x49cm)
Purely ink and wash landscape, a natural carol. Crepe paper
method. The combination of Chinese and Western is both
real and abstract, but the round of the sun has broken the
mystery and tranquillity.Visit us It is said that beauty is in the eye of the This is something we greatly encourage, and beholder, and it’s certainly the case that it serves a dual purpose, in that not only can to truly appreciate an artwork you need you come and see some fantastic art hanging to experience it first-hand pictures simply here at the gallery, but you can also meet cannot do a work of art justice, even with us in person over coffee or even something modern ultra-high resolution photography. a little stronger in boutique meeting room. As such, the majority of our clients whether We would appreciate the pleasure of your they be investors or collectors pay us a company, so please do pay us a visit. or visit to view an artwork in person, prior to, email us at marketing@art-times.co.uk or just after, making their first purchase.
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