Wu Shaoxiang
Wu Shaoxiang (Chinese 吳少湘, * 1957 in Jiangxi Province , China ) is a Chinese artist with Austrian citizenship who lives in Berlin , Carinthia and Beijing .
Life
Wu Shaoxiang was born in Jiangxi Province in 1957 . From 1969 to 1978 he was not allowed to attend school and worked as a farmer, bricklayer and raftsman. From 1978 to 1982 he studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, then with Zhen Ke at the China Central Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing .
At the end of the eighties he was a member of the Chinese avant-garde movement "New Wave Art". The point behind this new group was to review the tradition in the face of the increasing influence of Western culture in China and to conduct bold experiments to introduce Chinese art to the modern world. In 1988 the Chinese National Museum organized its first large personal exhibition and in the same year he was the first modern Chinese artist to place his sculpture "Meditation" in public spaces in Europe. In 1987 he graduated from the China Central Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing and taught at the same academy until he had to leave his homeland in 1989 as an advocate of the democracy movement. On June 6, 1989, two days after the massacre on Tiananmen Square , he was able to leave China with the help of the Austrian embassy. Wu Shaoxiang settled in Austria with his wife Jiang Shuo , who is also a sculptor, and their son. In 1991 he created “Apple”, his first sculpture made entirely of coins. It was included in the Guinness Book of Records in 1995 and is now in the Austrian National Bank . Wu Shaoxiang obtained Austrian citizenship in 1993 and in the same year published a book about the sculptures he has made since his arrival in Europe. Wu Shaoxiang exhibited in Europe and Asia during this time. In 1996, Wu Shaoxiang and his wife Jiang Shuo built a new studio in Ebental ( Carinthia ) and wrote his autobiography "In the shadow of the sun". In 2006, Wu Shaoxiang set up a studio in Beijing and published the book "Art of Sculpture", which is becoming a textbook for all Chinese universities. Wu Shaoxiang has been visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts at Fu Dan University in Shanghai since 2008 . Due to its increasing popularity, a studio was opened in Berlin in 2012 . From 2017 he is visiting professor at the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. Wu Shaoxiang now lives alternately in Austria, Berlin and Beijing.
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Before Wu Shaoxiang left China in 1989 , he was already known in Chinese art circles. As part of the New Wave Art movement, he was one of the avant-garde artists who tracked down the contemporary impulses of the global art world and internationalized Chinese art. Wu was a passionate proponent of modern concepts in his sculptural work. His female abstract body sculptures from this period broke away from the conventional and conservative style. These works opened a new chapter in modern Chinese art history . Wu's inspirations back then were both Brâncuși and Arp as well as Duchamp with his ironic sculptures. With all these ingredients, his sculptures conveyed a rather obscure but profound message that was not really appreciated by his colleagues in the 1980s. Striking social criticism or ideas about how to deconstruct modern art language were more important to them.
After June 4, 1989 ( Tian'anmen massacre ), Wu and his family moved to Austria. As a Chinese artist who initially fought in a foreign country and witnessed the globalization of the world and its impact on the world of art, Wu inevitably faced a crossroads. As a postmodernist , he had to deconstruct his “tradition” or reinterpret the “tradition” of his artistic upbringing. Wu selected the well-known historical masterpieces of Western art to express the themes of his metaphorical messages. Wu commented on his source material - coins and later banknotes - with the following words: “Inventions can free people from physical limitations, but they also lead to unexpected new limitations. Currency is like this: it was invented to make it easier to exchange goods, but it came back to dominate people's behavior and minds in the end. Coins as a kind of normal material like stone, wood or metal can be used to make sculptures. ”The idea of“ money ”, illustrated by the coins and banknotes he uses, is in his mind incompatible with the real value of art. However, the exact interpretation of his works is still unclear and fuzzy. He is the first in the history of sculpture to use coins exclusively and persistently to make sculptures. Wu's works go beyond the traditional definition of sculpture. The raw material used in his art is not only an essential part of his working substance, but also an art form in itself.
Solo exhibitions
- Time Meteorite: Wu Shaoxiang Sculpture Works , Art Tianjin, Beijing Park, Tianjin , People's Republic of China, 2017
- Wu Shaoxiang, 30 years Exploration on the Art of Sculpture , Jiangxi Art Museum, Nanchang , People's Republic of China, 2016
- Desire Scenery - Retrospective , Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, People's Republic of China, 2015
- Desire Scenery - Retrospective , Today Art Museum, Beijing , People's Republic of China, 2015
- Invisible Hand , together with Jiang Shuo , Linda Art Center, 798, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2015
- Dolls and Masks , National Museum of Indonesia , Jakarta , Indonesia , 2014
- Dolls and Masks , together with Jiang Shuo , Museum of Contemporary Art, Singapore , 2014
- Going for The Money , together with Jiang Shuo , Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2014
- Red VS Green , together with Jiang Shuo , Werner Berg Museum, Bleiburg , Austria, 2014
- Camouflage , together with Jiang Shuo , Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2013
- Going Forward! Going for Money! , Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei , Taiwan, 2012
- Sculpture from China , Marsvinsholms skulpturpark, Sweden, 2011
- This Land so rich in Beauty , Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2011
- Going Forward! Going for Money! , together with Jiang Shuo , Museum of Contemporary Art, Singapore, 2010
- New Age Cadre , White 8 Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2010
- Tao Hua yuan , 798 Linda Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2009
- Paradise Fruits , Art Seasons, Zurich , Switzerland , 2008
- Walking Wealth , Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2008
- Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang Exhibition at Songzhuang Museum , Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2007
- Chase , Linda Gallery, Singapore, 2006
- Chase , Linda Gallery, Jakarta , Indonesia , 2006
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gabelhofen Castle, Fohnsdorf , Austria, 2003
- Coining MoMA , Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York City , United States, 2001
- Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo , Wolfsberg Castle, Wolfsberg , Austria, 2001
- Coining , AAI Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2001
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gallery Synarte, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2000
- Wu Shaoxiang , Gallery Dida, Graz , Austria, 1999
- Red Memory , Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999
- Sculptures and Paintings , Salzburg Art Fair, Salzburg , Austria, 1999
- Wu Shaoxiang , Gallery Daghofer, Leoben , Austria, 1998
- Blander and Wu Shaoxiang , Funda Gallery, St.Veit / GL, Austria, 1998
- Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo , Gallery Zentrum, Graz, Austria, 1997
- Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo , Shellanda Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
- Sculptor , The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1996
- Wu Shaoxiang-New Works , Gallery Kolly, Graz, Austria, 1996
- The Art of Coining, Hanart Gallery, Taipei , Taiwan, 1995
- Recent Scul ptures, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gallery Zentrum, Graz , Austria, 1993
- Sculptures and Paintings , Europe House, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gallery Nemenz, Judenberg , Austria, 1992
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart , Germany, 1991
- Sculptures , Galleria d'Arte Teroema, Florence , Italy, 1991
- Apple , Messe Palast, Vienna, Austria, 1991
- Sculptures and Paintings , Gallery Burg Montendorf, Salzburg , Austria, 1991
- Sculptures and Paintings , Raiffeisen Galerie, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
- Together with Jiang Shuo, Culture House, Knittelfeld , Austria, 1991
- Sculptures and Paintings , City Hall Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1990
- Dream , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of Chin, 1988
- Sculptures , Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1987
- Two and Three Dimension , together with Chen Xiaoyu, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1985
Group exhibitions
- Chinese Dreams: Yi Kai and Wu Shaoxiang , Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 2018
- Redefining the City with Context • Beyond the Wall: Xi'an Contemporary Art Exhibition 2018 , Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an, China, 2018
- Money in Art , Art in the Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria, 2018
- Insight , Pingshan International Sculpture Exhibition, Shenzhen , People's Republic of China, 2018
- Contemporary Chinese Art , Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, Vienna, Austria, 2017
- 20 years Schütz Fine Art, Schütz Fine Art , Vienna, Austria, 2015
- Art Landing Singapore, presented by Linda Gallery, Singapore, 2014
- Da Xiang You xin - Contemporary Chinese Sculpture Today , Songzhuan Art Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2013
- Greeting with their Heart and Blood , 798 Linda Art Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2010
- China International Gallery Exposition 2007 , Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2007
- ArtSingapore 2006 , Singapore, 2006
- The International Asian Art Fair , The Armory, New York , United States, 2003
- Sculptures , Elizabeth Weiner Fine Art Gallery, Santa Monica , California , United States, 2003
- Configurations , Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York , Hong Kong, 2002
- International Biennial of Contemporary Art Austria , Hüttenberg , Austria, 2002
- The International Pavilion of Palm Beach , Art Palm Beach, Florida , United States, 2001
- Salon de Mars , Geneva , Switzerland , 2001
- Chinese Figure , Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000
- The 20th Century Art , The Armory, New York, United States, 2000
- Goedhuis Contemporary , London , United Kingdom , 2000
- Contemporary Austrian Painter , The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1998
- Contemporary Austrian Painter , The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1997
- Table for Two , LKF Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
- The Collector's View , Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
- Budapest Art Expo , Budapest , Hungary , 1995
- New Trends Art Hong Kong , Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, 1994
- Tresors Singapore , World Trade Center, Singapore, 1994
- The Spirit of Times , Gallery Hinteregger, St. Pölten , Austria, 1993
- Packaged Art , Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur , Switzerland, 1990
- Avant-garde China , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1989
- New Expressionism in China , China National History Museum, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1989
- 30 Years The Central Academy of Arts & Design , Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1988
- Works by Young Beijing Artist , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1987
- Contemporary Chinese Fine Art , Toronto Exhibition Hall, Toronto , Canada, 1987
- Excellent Chinese Urban Sculptures , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1987
- Tradition and Modern - New Sculptures , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1987
- National Sculpture Exhibition , China National Art Gallery, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1986
- New Works from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute , Jingdezhen , 1982
- Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, People's Republic of China, 1982
- Jiang Xi Province Art Exhibition , Jiang Xi Revolution Museum, Nanchang , People's Republic of China, 1981
- National Art Academy's Drawing Exhibition , China Art Academy, Hangzhou , People's Republic of China, 1981
Selected Works
- Torso from the Louvre , bronze, 139 × 58 × 34 cm, Schütz Fine Art - Chinese Department, Vienna , Austria , 2018
- Naked Nike , bronze and stainless steel, 178 × 60 × 75 cm, Schütz Fine Art - Chinese Department, Vienna , Austria , 2016
- Fruits of Paradise , patinated bronze, 92 × 111 × 60 cm, Schütz Fine Art - Chinese Department, Vienna , Austria , 2008. Together with Jiang Shuo
- Coining MoMA- Brâncuși , Tree, HMZ Foundation, Fohnsdo, 2003
- Coining MOMA-Maillol . Shilling coins, 95 × 58 × 43 cm. 2001. Schütz Fine Art - Chinese Department, Vienna , Austria , 2001–2006
- Head From British Museum, Bowl, Torso , Cyber Club, Hong Kong , 2003
- Family III (fountain) , Singulus, Umag , Croatia , 2003
- Harmonious (fountain) , Wolkensberg Foundation, Klagenfurt , Austria , 2002
- Clouds VI , Celebrity Cruises, Miami , United States , 2002
- Torso From Louvre , RBB Bank Spittal, Spittal an der Drau , Austria , 2002
- Deng Xiaoping Souvenir Badge , Wadsworth Collection, New York , United States , 2001
- Patrick , Pakein Castle, Grafenstein , Austria , 2001
- Pomegrante , Barmherzige Brüder Hospital , St. Veit , Austria , 2001
- Circulate , Volksbank Kärnten Süd, Klagenfurt , Austria , 2001
- Fountain , Villa Ried, St.Veit , Austria , 2000
- Mao , Venus From British Museum, Crow Art Museum, Dallas , United States , 1999
- Man On Peach , Hypo Landesbank, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1999
- Venus , RBB Bank, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1998
- Cloud , Villa Borovnik, Ferlach , Austria , 1998
- Goddess , Beijing Silver Tower, Beijing , China , 1998
- Gentle Breath , Björn Borg Collection, Stockholm , Sweden , 1997
- Coin , Control Bank, Vienna , Austria , 1997
- Venus , RBB Bank, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1997
- Sepe , Klagenfurt Ice Sports Center, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1997
- Family (fountain) , Starmann Company, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1996
- Torso , Schwarzneger Art collection, Los Angeles , United States , 1996
- Winged Source (fountain) , Ford Sintsching, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1995
- Banana , Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong , 1995
- The Moon , Renaissance Hotel, Hong Kong , 1995
- The Great Venus of 20th Century , New World Center, Kowloon , Hong Kong , 1995
- Gentle Breath , New World Hotel, Shenzhen , China , 1995
- Harmonius , Italian marble, 46 × 56 × 15 cm, Schütz Fine Art - Chinese Department, Vienna , Austria , 1994
- The Seed of Jade , RBB Bank, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1994
- The Great Venus of 20th Century , Wing on Art Collection St. Paul, De Veuce, France , 1994
- Head , Klagenfurt Stadtgalerie, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1994
- Inner Movement , DAF Aichwalder, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1993
- Flutist , Haus Hinteregger, St. Pölten , Austria , 1993
- Window , Raiffeisenlandesbank , Klagenfurt , Austria , 1993
- Hand (Fountain) , Köck Villa, Velden , Austria , 1992
- Telephon , Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart , Germany , 1992
- Apple , Austrian National Bank , Vienna , Austria , 1991
- Sitting Girl , Treibach Sports Center, Treibach , Austria , 1991
- Heavenly Dog , Hardy Collection Museum, Pörtschach , Austria , 1991
- Gentle Breath , Oesterreichische Nationalbank , Vienna , Austria , 1990
- Dancing Spirit , Stroh Center, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1990
- Victory , The Revolution Monument, Shijiazhuang City , Shijiazhuang , China , 1988
- City Symbol Sculpture , Luzhu City, China , 1988
- Meditation , Europe Sculpture Park, Klagenfurt , Austria , 1988
- The Four Feelings , China Association of letters and Arts, Beijing , China , 1987
- The See of Knowledge , Central University of Finance, Beijing , China , 1987
- Masks , Beijing International Hotel, Beijing , China , 1987
- Bath , The Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing , China , 1987
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Spring , Bin River Park, Beijing City Government, Beijing , China , 1986
literature
- Gao Minglu (2010). Wu Shaoxiang Works . Shuimu Art Space, Beijing .
- Linda Ma (2016). Invisible hand . Linda Gallery, Beijing .
- Linda Ma (2014). Wu Shaoxiang & Jiang Shuo . Linda Gallery, Beijing .
- Xu Liang (2016). Wu Shaoxiang, Collected Works . Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD, Beijing .
- McGuinness Stephen (2003). Wu Shaoxiang . Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York , Hong Kong , Singapore .
- Xu Liang (2015). Wu Shaoxiang . Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD, Beijing .
See also
Web links
- Werner Berg Museum, Red Vs. Green
- Schütz Fine Art, Wu Shaoxiang
- Schillings, marks, dollars, euros and ... money in art (25 July to 15 September 2018) State of Salzburg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linda Gallery 林 大 藝术 中心: Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘 (b. 1957) ( en ) Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Sex, money and art - Global Times .
- ↑ TODAY ART MUSEUM | The Scene of Desire —— Wu Shaoxiang's 30 Years of Exploration on the Art of Sculpture .
- ^ THE 1985 NEW WAVE ART MOVEMENT .
- ↑ Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘 (b. 1957) ( en ) Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ wu shaoxiang - ZVAB .
- ↑ Wu Shaoxiang: In the shade of the sun .
- ^ The Wu family of artists opens a show in Beijing - oesterreich.ORF.at. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
- ^ Markbreiter, Robin: "Chinese Sculptor: Wu Shaoxiang" Arts of Asia
- ^ A b Markbreiter, Robin: "Chinese Sculptor: Wu Shaoxiang" Arts of Asia
- ^ Gao Minglu: "Particular Time, Specific Space, My Truth" . In: Antinomies of Art and Culture . Duke University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8223-8933-0 , pp. 133-164 , doi : 10.1215 / 9780822389330-011 .
- ↑ Invisible Hand - Exhibition by Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Exhibition "Wu Shaoxiang - New Age Cadre", Vienna, Wu Shaoxiang, white8 GALLERY. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Asia Art Archive: Wu Shaoxiang & Jiang Shuo: Fruits of Paradise. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Today Art Museum: Wu Shaoxiang , Collected Works 1982-2016, Kowloon 2016, Today Art Museum Publishing House Ltd, ISBN 978-988-13-9575-7
- ↑ Alisan Fine Arts. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Schütz Fine Art - PUBLICATIONS. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wu Shaoxiang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 吳少湘 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jiangxi Province, China |