Jiang Jie (artist)
Jiang Jie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Beijing Industrial Art Institute Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Sculpture Installation Art |
Jiang Jie (Chinese: 姜杰; born in 1965), a Chinese artist and lecturer of sculpture studio in Central Academy of Fine Arts. She graduated from Beijing Industrial Art Institute in July 1984, majoring in Non-Traditional Machining; and she started working in the sculpture creation studio in Central Academy of Fine Arts after graduation from CAFA in July 1991, with a Sculpture major.
Artistic practice
The themes of Jiang Jie's sculpture works reveal the instinct of humanistic care.[1] She uses flowing sculpture lines to bring viewers imaginary space, highlighting a female perspective investigating the world. At the same time, her works point to weakness and fragility as well as the contradiction and tension of life.[2] Her work is usually microscopic and psychological, even in large sculptural and installation works, which are derived from her observation towards the vulnerability and decay of life existence.[3]
Jiang Jie's works have been characterized as introducing sculpture language into the field of installation.[4] Another artistic indication that has been developed throughout her art-making is the theme of hope upon first impression, would usually turn out to be tragic atmosphere.[4] Her use of infants is said to be inspired by Jiang Jie's sympathy, as she uses "mystery, vulnerability, softness, wetness, sensitivity and desolation" in infants' bodies to indicate the loneliness and fragility of adults.[4]
Representative artworks
Fragile Products (1994) (《易碎的制品》[4]
Similar to The Appearance of Life (1994), infants are also a theme in Fragile Products (1994) and the vulnerability of human beings. She expresses vulnerability in order to reveal the cruelty of life. Jiang Jie used moist and fragile wax to make infants with broken arms and legs that are slightly larger than the real sizes of babies. In an exhibition of the work she piled up 50 duplicated infants of three different poses, and put them into a sheet of thin film plastic six meters long and five meters wide. Because the corners and sides of the thin film were hung vertically, 50 shattered infants were inevitably squeezed and bumped into each other in a state of disorder.[4]
The piece bridges the relationship between adult
Parallel Men and Women (1996) (《平行男女》)[4]
Still working with infants,
Approaching (1995) (《接近》)[4]
Composed of 28 wax infant models, this work included nets that were made of transparent silk and silk thread, the 28 infants were divided into several groups doing the same poses---as trying to approach each other with hands and faces up. The piece demonstrated that even if it's deliberate to get close to each other, they still couldn't really get close enough. The silk net that pulled by transparent silk thread in the air, which looks like a spider web, as well as the virtual scene under the lights both added a lot to this kind of absent-minded state and psychedelic atmosphere. Getting close to each other purposely would directly result in collision in the further step.
Exhibitions
- 1992: “21st Century · China” show held in the National Art Museum Of China in Beijing.[1]
- 1993: International Sculpture competition in Weihai, Shandong, in August, 1993.[citation needed]
- 1994: “Critical Point” in CAFA Gallery in Beijing in May, 1994; the Conceptual Collaboration Work with Artists from Hangzhou-Shanghai-Beijing in November, with the name “Agreed to the Date 26 Nov.1994 as a Reason”.[6]
- 1995: The collaboration work with artists from Hangzhou-Shanghai-Beijing in April, 1995, and the name of the activity was “45 Degrees as a Reason”.[7] In the June, she attended the “Culture communication - the 2nd Conceptual Art Show” in Germany. In the August, she attended the Chinese Female Artist Invitational Exhibition held by National Art Museum Of China in Beijing. Also, in the same year she was invited to the Aarhus Art Festival in Denmark; and held exhibition in Aarhus Female Museum.[8] In October, she attended the 6th Small Sculpture Exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany; also, she held a joint exhibition in CAFA with other two artists in Beijing. And she was nominated in the Chinese Art Critics Nomination of the year.
- 1996: “Chinese contemporary art documentary exhibition, sculpture” held in Chengdu, Sichuan.[citation needed]
- 1997: The first Invitational Exhibition of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts.[citation needed] In November, she held a jointed Exhibition called “Prolong” with other four artists in CAFA.[9]
- 1998: “Century · Female Art Exhibition” in Tokyo, Japan. In August, she went to the Mainland-Taiwan Sculpture creation studio in Taiwan. In October, she attended the Twenty years apocalypse - Chinese Important Artist work Exhibition; and the “Sculpture · 50 Years” exhibition held by sculpture creation studio in CAFA. in November, she held a four artists jointed exhibition in Crowne Plaza Museum in Beijing; and she attended the first Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen.[citation needed]
- 2001: The 1st Chengdu Biannual Exhibition, Chengdu, Sichuan.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b 张, 文志 (2014-11-28). "姜杰：雕塑创作中的崇高与公共性". Art Express. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ISSN 1005-9733. Retrieved 2019-03-09 – via China Academic Journals Full-text Database CNKI.
- ^ CAFA INFO. "姜杰". CAFA INFO. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 王, 南溟 (1998). "对脆弱的诅咒:姜杰的艺术表达". Art Circles（艺术界）. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ ISSN 0461-6855. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Agreed to the Date 26 Nov.1994 as a Reason , Conceptual Collaboration Work with Artists from Hangzhou-Shanghai-Beijing". Shangh Art Gallery (香格纳画廊). 1995. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "45 Degrees as a Reason , Conceptual Collaboration Work Organized by Geng Jianyi with Artists from Hangzhou-Shanghai-Beijing". Shangh Art Gallery (香格纳画廊). 1995. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ 杨, 晶 (2016-01-19). ""中国当代艺术年鉴2014"提名艺术家姜杰 作品《大于一吨半》". 北京文艺网. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ CAFA ART INFO. "姜杰：雕塑创作中的崇高与公共性——从《大于一吨半》谈起". CAFA ART INFO. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ 姜, 杰 (2012-10-08). "姜杰：敞开的艺术". ART CHINA. Retrieved 2019-03-10.