Shen Jingdong Explained

Shen Jingdong
沈敬东
Birth Place:Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nationality:Chinese
Field:Painting, Sculpting
Movement:Contemporary (new wave)
Website:https://www.shenjingdong.org

Shen Jingdong (born 1965) is a contemporary Chinese artist known for his paintings and sculptures of Chinese iconography. He currently lives in Beijing.[1]

Life and career

Shen Jingdong was born in 1965 in Nanjing (province of Jiangsu), China. Shen graduated from the Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal School in 1984 and the Nanjing Arts Institute in 1991.After studying Fine art, Shen was conscripted to the Military Drama Troupe of Nanjing Military Area, where he worked for 16 years until 2007.[2]

In the 2000s, the emergence of Shen JingDong in a period of revival for Chinese Contemporary Art suggested a dawning of a new era. Previously, ideological criticism determined the direction of new contemporary art. Shen JingDong provides a definitive example of commercialized aesthetics in Chinese pop art. He attempted various conceptual and performing arts in the 1990s, influenced by Dadaism and pop art.

In 2006, Hero No.12 was collected in the National Art Museum of China.

Since 2007, his works have been exhibited in Hong Kong, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Japan, France, New York and other areas of the United States.

In 2008, his Chinese and international artistic career evolved quickly; Shen become an important contemporary artist of the new wave with his Hero series. He created into different kinds of people the image of the soldier and of the icons of Chinese life as represented in new forms, sometimes diverted in expressive colors (Blue, Green, Red or Yellow).[3]

In this work, he reveals his innermost thoughts, hidden in metaphors, humor and smiles. Amid the urbanisation and globalization occurring throughout China, Shen JingDong can be seen in his works as a witness to the changes that globalisation brings. Amid the strengthening of ideology and oppression of freedom that coincides with globalisation, his work provides a new way out. Through the harmony of the realm of both imagination and reality, he builds his own fairy tales.

The artworks of Shen can be seen in private and public collections worldwide. One of the most famous collectors of Shen's works is actress Zhang Ziyi.[5]

The artist's market success was displayed already on his home soil in 2013 when his painting Three Great Men, sold at Beijing Googut & Auction for £154,000 [6] – Shen's auction record price to date. Furthermore, at the international auction house Sotheby's in 2018 his painting Strength sold for over £79,000 after generating competitive bidding from an eclectic range of clients.[7]

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Exhibitions include:[8]

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2019

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2006

Public collections

The following public collections include Shen's work:[16]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://shenjingdong.com/cv-and-resume/, and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151590074737472.1073741834.177302032471&type=1
  2. Web site: Shen Jingdong – YangGallery.
  3. Shen Jingdong's catalogue - Fragmentary memories p. 9 to 17
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119061006/http://www.lepetitjournal.com/shanghai/a-voir-a-faire/a-voir-a-faire/198061-chinois-celebres-les-dix-artistes-les-plus-connus-a-l-etranger The Bugle
  5. Web site: Shen Jing-dong Colours the SAR | Culture & Lifestyle | HongKongTatler.com . 2013-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218152818/http://hk.asiatatler.com/culture-lifestyle/arts/shen-jing-dong-colours-the-sar . 2013-12-18 .
  6. Web site: 沈敬东 三位伟人 布面油画-艺术搜索_张雄艺术网. 2020-10-06. news.zxart.cn.
  7. Web site: Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day Sale Hong Kong 01 Apr 2018 HK0784.
  8. http://www.artnet.com/artists/shen-jingdong/ and http://shenjingdong.com/cv-and-resume/
  9. Web site: Kim. Kibu. 2020-09-02. Shen JingDong: The Beautiful Fairy Tales. 2020-10-06. Asia House. en-US.
  10. Web site: Art Paris Art Fair 2014 . 2014-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082957/http://www.artparis.com/fr/artist/32963 . 2014-04-07 .
  11. Web site: Scope Art Show Platinum VIP Gala - SFG | Social Florida Guide Magazine | Miami Luxury Lifestyle. Events and Restaurant Guide. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080931/http://sfgmag.com/featured/2013/12/03/scope-art-show-platinum-vip-gala/. 2014-04-07. 2014-03-31. et https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejennylam/11248010455/
  12. Web site: Asia Contemporary Art Show Returns | BLOUIN ARTINFO . 2014-03-31 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065311/http://hk.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/894047/asia-contemporary-art-show-returns/ . dead .
  13. Web site: Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art.
  14. Web site: Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art . 2014-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305010112/http://www.docksud-artgallery.com/art-contemporain-chinois/shen-jingdong,fr,3,1.cfm . 2014-03-05 .
  15. Web site: Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art . 2014-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305010112/http://www.docksud-artgallery.com/art-contemporain-chinois/shen-jingdong,fr,3,1.cfm . 2014-03-05 .
  16. Web site: Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art.