Taking off the Shell is Peng Wei’s first solo exhibition at the He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in South China. The exhibition displays over 109 paintings, sculpture and installation works created since 2002 throughout this exciting young artist’s career. Organized by He Xiang Ning Art Museum and curated by Feng Boyi and Pang Hua, “Taking off the Shell – Works by Peng Wei” was held from Nov 5th through to December 18th, 2011. This exhibition covers all of her creative series of Embroidered Shoes, Mantle, Painted Skin, Taking off the Shell and Heritage Stone in Chinese art and installation works from the year of 2002 till now.
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Peng Wei is best known for her delicate ink color paintings on silk and paper which are executed by her in a modern style. Combining imagery of traditional literati painting with modern forms and expressions of everyday life, Peng Wei’s art not only commemorates a bygone era of the scholarly tradition but also represents the subtle elegance and refinement of contemporary culture. As commented by Feng Boyi, “she’s able to discover expressions directly related to femininity within a dress, personal adornment, and scenery of the ordinary; completely outside of the grand narrative discourse. Her works exhibit refinement, elegance, and a disclosure of her feelings.” Her works have been invited to be exhibited widely in Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Beijing and are held in international private collections. She currently lives and works in Beijing.
Duration: November 5 -December 18, 2011
Location: He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Exhibition Director: Le Zhengwei
Curators: Feng Boyi & Fang Hua
Courtesy of the artist, for more information please visit www.pengwei.info.
