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2024-09-15国风

沈敬东:这世界缺点幽默

Shen Jingdong:This world lacks humor

策展人 | Curator:李裕君 Li Yujun

开幕 | Opening:2024.09.15 15:00

展览时间 | Exhibition Dates:

2024.09.15 - 2024.10.15

地点 | Venue:

北极熊画廊 | 北京

Polar Bear Gallery | Bei Jing

北极熊画廊(北京)荣幸的宣布将于2024年9月15日(周日)推出中国著名当代艺术家沈敬东个展 「这世界缺点幽默」,展览由李裕君策展。将呈现艺术家近些年创作的艺术臻品30余幅,期待您的莅临!

Polar Bear Gallery (Beijing) is pleased to announce the launch of a solo exhibition by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Shen Jingdong titled "This world lacks humor" on Sunday, September 15, 2024, curated by Li Yujun. We will present over 30 masterpieces of art created by artists in recent years. We look forward to your visit!

这世界缺点幽默

文/李裕君

在这个快节奏、高压力的现代社会,「幽默感」成为了一种难能可贵的生活品质和精神追求。它不仅能为我们的生活增添色彩,提升生活质量,还能成为生活中解压和治愈的神器。在艺术的世界里,绘画作为艺术家情感和观念表达的语言之一,不仅映射出作者的内心世界,更是通过作品独特的语言风格为观众提供了有效的情绪价值。沈敬东作为当代艺术界耕耘多年的一位「后波普」浪潮的代表性艺术家,他的作品不仅释放出对社会现象的细腻观察与深刻思考的能量,还具有较高的辨识度,更蕴含着深刻的时代感和温暖人心的艺术遐想。

In this fast-paced and high-pressure modern society, a sense of humor has become a valuable quality of life and spiritual pursuit. It can not only add color to our lives, improve our quality of life, but also become a tool for decompression and healing in life. In the world of art, painting, as one of the languages used by artists to express emotions and concepts, not only reflects the author's inner world, but also provides effective emotional value to the audience through the unique language style of the work. Shen Jingdong, as a representative artist of the "post pop" wave who has been working in the contemporary art world for many years, not only releases the energy of delicate observation and profound thinking on social phenomena in his works, but also has high recognition and contains a profound sense of the times and warm artistic imagination.

「 迎客松 」Guest-Greeting Pine,120x150cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2024

在笔者看来,沈敬东的绘画深受20世纪中期「波普艺术」和90年代流行的「玩世现实主义」的影响。他利用鲜明色彩、简洁线条与通俗元素,以诙谐、幽默的方式呈现和构建出一种既具有哲学深度又不失轻松幽默感的独特艺术风格。事实上,沈敬东并不是一个纯粹的乐观主义者。在他的作品中,我们也能感受到一丝淡淡的悲观情绪。但这种悲观主义并不是消极的,而是对生活,对生命、存在以及人类状况的深刻反思,他的画面常常流露出一种生命的脆弱与无常感。这种深沉的哲学思考,使得他的作品具有强烈的思想性和哲理性,引人深思。

In my opinion, Shen Jingdong's paintings were deeply influenced by the "Pop Art" of the mid-20th century and the popular "Playful Realism" of the 1990s. He uses vivid colors, simple lines, and popular elements to present and construct a unique artistic style with both philosophical depth and a relaxed sense of humor in a humorous and witty manner. In fact, Shen Jingdong is not a pure optimist. In his works, we can also feel a faint sense of pessimism. But this pessimism is not negative, but a profound reflection on life, existence, and the human condition. His images often reveal a sense of fragility and impermanence in life. This profound philosophical thinking gives his works a strong ideological and philosophical quality, which is thought-provoking.

「 国际玩笑鲜花版 No.6 」International Joke Flower Edition No.6,100x80cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2024

「 国际玩笑鲜花版 No.2 」International Joke Flower Edition No.2,100x80cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2024

1991年,从南京艺术学院版画系毕业的沈敬东被特招入伍,成为南京军区文工团一名文职军人。这段部队生活的经历,毅然成为他后来艺术语言中重要的原始因缘。他将最可爱的军人形象卡通化、木偶化、幽默化,这种看似平淡温和的作品风格背后,其实是沈敬东对于艺术精神叙事部分的重构。「画军人是画自己的生活,实际上是自画像,只想把自己塑造成为一个英雄」。因此,在沈敬东的画笔下,每一个画面都似乎在讲述着一个寓言故事。正如艺术评论家杨卫先生评说:「在中国当代艺术界,不乏有一些表现历史题材、挖掘个人记忆的作品。但是,像沈敬东这样以幽默的方式进入创作的艺术家很少,太多的艺术家都喜欢以苦涩、压抑和愤怒的情绪回忆过去、表现历史了,以至于给后人留下的一些历史印象,均是索然无味,暗淡无光。从这个意义上说,沈敬东的艺术创作也是对过去与今天的某种视觉解放。」

In 1991, Shen Jingdong, who graduated from the Printmaking Department of Nanjing Academy of Arts, was specially recruited and became a civilian soldier in the Nanjing Military Region Art Troupe. This experience of military life became an important primitive cause and effect in his later artistic language. He cartoonized, puppetized, and humorized the cutest military figures, and behind this seemingly plain and gentle style of work is actually Shen Jingdong's reconstruction of the narrative part of artistic spirit. Drawing soldiers is like drawing one's own life, in fact, it's a self portrait, just trying to shape oneself into a hero. Therefore, under Shen Jingdong's brush, every image seems to be telling a fable story. As art critic Mr. Yang Wei commented, "In the contemporary art world of China, there are many works that express historical themes and explore personal memories. However, there are few artists like Shen Jingdong who enter the creative world in a humorous way. Too many artists like to recall the past and express history with bitter, repressed, and angry emotions, leaving some historical impressions on future generations dull and dull. In this sense, Shen Jingdong's artistic creation is also a visual liberation of the past and present

「 小小宇航员 」Little astronaut,100x100cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2024

「 受伤的英雄 」Injured heroes,60x50cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2024

沈敬东的绘画题材丰富多样,从象征个人英雄主义的「军人」系列,到 「小王子」系列、「百家姓」系列,再到「十二生肖」、「受伤的表情」和「国际玩笑」 等系列作品,无论题材如何变化,他一直用自己看似光滑坚硬,却又吹弹可破的个人风格和特色贯穿其中。同时,沈敬东在作品中加入了丰富的文化元素和符号,这些元素和符号通常是日常生活中常见的,但在艺术的处理下被赋予了新的意义。他塑造的人物形象,往往具有夸张的表情和动作,但这种夸张并非无的放矢,而是他刻意为之。他的这种处理方式,使得作品层次丰富,富含深意,观者往往能在品鉴之余,产生心灵的共鸣。通过这种方式,他想表达的是,在这个快节奏、高压力的社会环境中,人们日渐丧失的幽默感和轻松生活的态度。

Shen Jingdong's paintings have a rich and diverse range of themes, from the "Soldiers" series symbolizing personal heroism, to the "Little Prince" series, the "Hundred Family Surnames" series, and even the "Twelve Zodiacs", "Injured Expressions", and "International Jokes" series. No matter how the themes change, he has always used his seemingly smooth and hard, yet easily breakable personal style and characteristics to run through them. At the same time, Shen Jingdong added rich cultural elements and symbols to his works, which are usually common in daily life but are given new meanings through artistic processing. The character images he creates often have exaggerated expressions and movements, but this exaggeration is not aimless, but deliberately done by him. His way of handling the work makes it rich in layers and profound meaning, and viewers often resonate with their hearts while tasting it. In this way, he wants to express the sense of humor and relaxed attitude that people are gradually losing in this fast-paced and high-pressure social environment.

「 小王子 」The Little Prince,50x60cm,布面油画,Oil on canvas,2023

综上所述,沈敬东的绘画作品不仅是乐观精神与当代艺术的完美交融,更是对现代社会幽默缺失现象的深刻反思与回应。通过他的作品,我们得以重新审视生活中的幽默与哲理,从而获得更为丰富与深刻的生命体验。在这个缺点幽默的世界里,沈敬东的绘画为我们打开了一扇寻找幽默与智慧之门,让我们得以在轻松中领悟生命的真谛。

In summary, Shen Jingdong's paintings are not only a perfect blend of optimism and contemporary art, but also a profound reflection and response to the lack of humor in modern society. Through his works, we are able to re-examine the humor and philosophy in life, thus gaining richer and deeper life experiences. In this world of flawed humor, Shen Jingdong's paintings have opened a door for us to seek humor and wisdom, allowing us to understand the true meaning of life in a relaxed manner.


关于艺术家

ABOUT ARTIST‍

沈敬东 Shen Jingdong


1965 出生于江苏南京

毕业于南京艺术学院美术系版画专业

作为1960年代中期出生的艺术家,沈敬东在人生的早期经历了18年文工团的军旅生涯。正是这种个人经历使得他的作品完美融合了英雄主义与童趣色彩,成为他独具个人色彩的艺术语言。无论是时代伟人还是普罗大众,他们在沈敬东笔下均以一种带有陶瓷光芒的绘画形式扑面而来,少了同时代波普艺术家的尖锐,多了一分可爱与有血有肉的情感。而作为观赏者,又能从中读出一种点到即止的诙谐幽默。

个展

2023 重新出发,切尔西Crossing art,纽约

2023 你快乐吗,杨画廊,新加坡

2022 谁是我,作者画廊,北京,中国

2021 花好月圆,南京北丘美术馆,南京,中国

2021 最佳角色,嘉兴狄原美术馆,嘉兴,中国

2020 美丽的童话,伦敦,英国

2020 小眼睛大世界,南京,中国

2019 沈敬东来了,巴黎,法国

2019 沈敬东在这儿,纽约中国艺术馆,纽约,美国

2019 沈敬东到此一游,威尼斯,意大利

2018 一路向南,深圳国风艺术馆,深圳,中国

2018 从南到北——沈敬东个人作品邀请展,沈阳师范大学美术与设计学院美术馆,沈阳,中国

2018 从南京出发——沈敬东个展,金陵美术馆,南京,中国

2018 枪炮玫瑰——沈敬东个展,北京芳草地画廊,北京,中国

2017 好兵敬东从艺记一一沈敬东文献展,宋庄当代艺术文献展,北京,中国

2017 国际玩笑——沈敬东个展,马里兰州罗斯美术馆,美国

2017 沈敬东故事,燕山大学,秦皇岛,中国

2016 无心无头——沈敬东&蔡江双人展,白盒子艺术中心,纽约,美国

2016 中国新具象,纽约哈德逊艺术中心,纽约,美国

2015 小王子,星会馆,香港,中国

2015 粉墨登场,Art Future画廊,香港,中国

2015 查禁,南方码头画廊,赛特,法国

2014 我的童话王国,香港会展中心,香港,中国

2014 光鲜,今日美术馆,北京,中国

2011 继续革命,3V画廊,南京,中国

2010 人皆英雄Ⅱ,香港中环交易广场,香港,中国

2009 Hero,Volta博览会,纽约,美国

2008 英雄,中国广场画廊,纽约,美国

2008 最可爱的人,今日美术馆,北京,中国

2008 最可爱的人,798千年时间画廊,北京,中国

2007 十年造英雄,想象画廊,北京,中国

2007 人皆英雄,一画廊,香港,中国

2006 英雄的造像,798千年时间画廊,北京,中国

2006 一张画的展览,88艺术文献仓库,北京,中国


关于策展人

ABOUT CURATOR

李裕君Li Yujun

独立策展人、艺术理论工作者

2005年毕业于西北民族大学美术学院艺术设计专业,2018-2019年进修于中央美术学院美术批评专题高级研修班;2022年入选国家艺术基金「新时期中国当代美术评论人才培养」计划;2024年入选国家艺术基金「策展理论研究人才培训」项目。

自2006年起主要从事当代艺术策展、评论、艺术机构运营及媒体策划等相关工作,担任海河美术馆执行馆长,798第零空间主理人,鲁迅美术学院实验艺术系外聘导师,中国当代美术评论与策展青年联盟委员,中国文化促进会国潮艺术专业委员会专家顾问。曾担任【美术关注-中国油画名家】丛书副主编,后创办Ai艺术网,并联合多家网站平台创办「当代艺术播报联合体」网络电台,任首席主播;担任99艺术网主编、市场总监期间,参与并策划执行「2010首届艺术品市场高峰论坛」、「2012首届中国民营美术馆高峰论坛」、「再水墨:2000-2012中国当代水墨邀请展」、「景象2012-当代艺术邀请展」等重大项目集展览活动;2015年参与创办【绝对艺术】杂志,并担任绝对传媒集团策划总监;2017年曾任北京不同艺见艺术中心执行馆长;2022年参与创办天津海河美术馆。至今在【美术研究】、【收藏投资导刊】、【绝对艺术】、【人民艺术家】、99艺术网、雅昌艺术网、艺术中国等刊物及网站发表论文及专题文章30余篇;在北京、上海、天津、深圳、重庆、沈阳、青岛、三亚、温州、日本、瑞士等地策划艺术家个展、群展及艺术跨界活动百余场次。现主要工作、生活于北京。