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Recently, the exhibition “Ocean on Paper: Poetry and Printmaking” was unveiled at the Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts. Being a part of the cultural project “Poetry and Printmaking” for international poetry and printmaking communication, the first phase was held in 2013 with the theme of “Rivers on Paper”, and the second phase was held in 2024 with the theme of “Oceans on Paper”. The exhibition showcases 20 poems and 20 printmaking works. The images in the poems are extended in the printmaking, while the unique printmaking expressions also add new interpretations to the poems. Both of them center around the same theme in their own ways, and they converge into artistic resonance in various expressions.
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Lyu Pinjing, Vice President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Vebjørn Dysvik, the Norwegian Ambassador to China, Zou Wenyan, a senior project officer of the Cultural Department of the Norwegian Embassy in China, and representatives of poets and artists participating in the exhibition attended the opening ceremony. Jin Jun, Director of CAFA Art Museum, presided over the opening ceremony.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Norway. The “Poetry and Printmaking” project has been promoted and supported by the Norwegian Embassy in China. On behalf of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Lyu Pinjing presented the “Ocean on Paper” series (a complete set of 20 pieces) to the Norwegian Embassy in China.Poets:
(China) Xi Chuan, Ouyang Jianghe, Zhai Yongming, Wang Yin, Shen Haobo
(Norway) Jon Fosse, Cecilie Løveid, Fredrik Stenhjem Hagen (Sweden) Magnus William-Olsson
(Iceland) Gerður Kristný
Artists:
(China) Kong Guoqiao, Zhou Jirong, Chen Qi, Yang Feng, Liu Chunjie, Wen Zhongyan, Kong Liang, Zhang Lian, Li Kang
(Norway) Zeng Qianzhi
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Prof. Zhou Jirong from the Printmaking Department of CAFA planned this exhibition at CAFA Art Museum. He stated that, poets have led us to feel the rich artistic conception in the texts with refined language, metaphors and symbolic images. Whether it is an emotional world narrating joys and sorrows, love and desire, or depicting the tranquility of nature, poetry travels through time and space and reaches the soul with its concise expression. While printmaking artists transform reality or fantasy into vivid visual images with printmaking means on paper. The depth of each line and the choice of each color contain emotions, strength and unique beauty of printmaking. The integration of poetry and printmaking brings us an artist feast for hearts, encouraging viewers to feel the tension of poetry and poetic feeling of images.
Magnus William-Olsson, Untitled
Chen Qi, MEET, Water-based woodblock printmaking, 2024
Shen Haobo, In the Mountains
Li Kang, In the Mountains, Silkscreen print, 2024
Zhai Yongming, Becoming a Child
Wen Zhongyan, Returning to Innocence, 2024
Jon Fosse, Snowsong
Zhou Jirong, Snowsong, Silkscreen print, 2024
Gerður Kristný, Victory
Kong Liang, Untitled, Woodcut print, 2024
Fredrik Stenhjem Hagen, Every Night
Yang Feng, Untitled, Woodcut print, 2024
Ouyang Jianghe, Who is Gone, and Who Remains
Liu Chunjie, Untitled, Silkscreen print, 2024
Cecilie Løveid, Seabook
Zeng Qianzhi, Touch, Lithograph, 2024
Wang Yin, You Love Obscure Words
Zhang Lian, Dreamland, Silkscreen print, 2024
Xi Chuan, Mourning Problems
Kong Guoqiao, Commandments, Lithograph, 2024
“Rivers on Paper” Series
Bei Dao, On the Road, 2013
Guang Jun, Untitled, Woodcut, 2013
Shen Haobo, River, 2013
Wang Jiazeng, Rivers on Paper, Copperplate, 2013
Chunshu, Mourning our friendship on this night, 2013
Kang Jianfei, Untitled, Woodcut, 2013
Zhai Yongming, Lies, 2013
Kou Jianghui, Lies, Lithograph, 2013
Lyu Yue, Close your eyes when making love, 2013
Shang Changrong, Dizzy, Silkscreen print, 2013
Wu Ang, Breasts, 2013
Liu Chunjie, Thinkers, Woodcut, 2013
Xichuan, Folk Songs, 2013
Zhou Jirong, Untitled, Silkscreen print, 2013
Xiao Kuan, Lonely Mandarin Fish, 2013
Zeng Qianzhi, Reading Xiao Kuan's Poems, Silkscreen print, 2013
Yang Lian, The Return of Water, 2013
Yang Feng, Untitled, Woodcut, 2013
About the Exhibition
Curator: Kong Liang
Planners: Zhou Jirong, Zeng Qianzhi
Dates: December 10, 2024-January 5, 2025
Venue: Gallery on the Fourth Floor, CAFA Art Museum
Courtesy of CAFA Art Museum, edited by Sue/CAFA ART INFO.
