Du Jianqi's sketch
Recently, Du Jianqi's solo exhibition of sketch art was exhibited at the Bellini Museum in Florence, Italy. As Ji Shaofeng, the curator of this exhibition, said, the artist uses a way of gazing at sketches, and through perception and technique, the sketches have become a real and real experience of the true existence of life and true life.
Below, Phoenix Art brings you a live report.
On July 20, 2024 local time, art professionals and art lovers from all over the world gathered at the Bellini Museum in Florence, Italy, to witness the opening ceremony of the solo exhibition of Chinese artist Du Jianqi's sketch art. The exhibition, co-organized by the Bellini Museum of Florence and the International Association for Cultural Exchange and Development, and co-organized by the Sino-Italian Design Exchange Center operated by Debe Italy, has become another highlight of this year's Sino-Italian cultural exchanges.
▲ Group photo of guests at the opening ceremony of Du Jianqi's sketch art solo exhibition, Bellini Museum
At the opening ceremony, Claudio Rocca, former director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence and president of the ·Italy National Federation of Academies of Fine Arts, praised Du Jianqi's sketches as if capturing the moments of life, full of poetry and philosophy. Ji Shaofeng, rotating chairman of the 14th Annual Conference of Chinese Art Critics, vice president and curator of the China Sculpture Society, and director of the Hubei Museum of Art in China, also spoke highly of Du Jianqi's artistic achievements.
▲ Artist Du Jianqi, Director of the Bellini Museum, Sveva Bellini· Rotating Chairman of the 14th Annual Conference of Chinese Art Critics, Vice President and Curator of the China Sculpture Society, Director of Hubei Museum of Art, China and Curator of the Exhibition Ji Shaofeng
In addition, Sveva Bellini· director of the Bellini Museum, Alfred Mirashi Milot·· Italy artist Alfred Mirashi Milot, Italy critic Mauro Pratesi, ·· professor of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Tiziana Vanetti, and more than 100 guests and media reporters attended the event.
▲ At the opening ceremony, artist Du Jianqi and Italy artists Alfred · Mirashi Milot · Alfred Mirashi Milot
▲ 开幕现场,意大利批评家毛罗·普拉泰西(Mauro Pratesi)、艺术家杜建奇、布雷拉美院教授蒂齐安娜·瓦内蒂(Tiziana Vanetti)
Du Jianqi, born in 1962 in Chengde, Hebei Province, is an artist specializing in drawing, watercolor, oil painting and sculpture, and a professor at Hebei Normal University. His works have been widely exhibited in United States, Japan, Korea, Italy, France, and Saudi Arabia in the collections of the Chiyoda Museum of Art in Japan, the French Chinese Exchange Center in Paris in France, the Nanmatsu Museum of Art in Korea, and the Marserier Art Center in Belgium.
▲ Opening scene, curator Ji Shaofeng (middle) and executive curators Yan Laichao (right) and Lai Junjie (left)
▲ At the opening scene, curator Ji Shaofeng was interviewed by the TV station
Ji Shaofeng, the curator of the exhibition, said of Du Jianqi's work:
"Du Jianqi uses a way of gazing at sketching, through perception and technique, to turn sketching into a real and real experience of the true existence of life and true life, so it is no exaggeration to say that he uses sketching to try to go back to the source of life beyond art, that is, the endless watch for truth, goodness and beauty."
▲ Artist Du Jianqi and Claudio Rocca, former president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, president of the Italy National Federation of Academies of Fine Arts, and academic director ·of the exhibition
Claudio Rocca, the academic director of the exhibition, analyzed Du Jianqi's artistic style from · technical level. He points out that Du Jianqi adopts a perspective and imposes a clear expression, emphasizing the change of tone through the clever use of chiaroscuro, drawing the viewer's attention to the "punctures" of the work, making each portrait vivid because of its unique identity.
▲ At the opening scene, artist Du Jianqi was interviewed by the TV station
Du Jianqi affectionately shared his creative insights at the opening ceremony:
"Sketching is an important means for me to express my inner touch and reveal the deep meaning. Whether it's oil painting, printmaking, Chinese painting or sculpture, each medium has a unique aesthetic value. In the long history of art, the sketches of Ingres, Degas, Holbein, Rembrandt, Repin and other masters still exude an inextinguishable light after thousands of years. My sketches also convey my emotions, express my thoughts and feelings, and convey the spirit of my works. ”
▲ Visit the Bellini Family Museum, a masterpiece of the Italy Renaissance and Baroque period
▲ Du Jianqi's work "Thomas · Bach" is collected by the Bellini Family Museum, and the artist Du Jianqi and the director of the Bellini Museum, Sveva Bellini ·(Sveva Bellini)
▲ Du Jianqi's work "Thomas · Bach" was collected by the Bellini Family Museum, collection certificate
In her opening remarks, S·veva Bellini, Director of the Bellini Museum, announced that the museum has collected a drawing by Du Jianqi, and congratulated the guests on the success of the exhibition and thanked all the guests for coming from afar. She looks forward to more of Du Jianqi's works being displayed in Europe in the future and sharing his artistic feelings with more art lovers.
▲ Group photo of guests at the opening ceremony of Du Jianqi's sketch art solo exhibition, Bellini Museum
As Baltanzi Alessandro, a professor at the Academy ·of Fine Arts in Florence, said, although Du Jianqi's works are sketches, his figures are vivid, full of texture and warmth, and his temperament resembles the classical master Anigni, and he feels a profound artistic heritage.
▲ Group photo of guests at the opening ceremony of Du Jianqi's sketch art solo exhibition, Bellini Museum
This solo exhibition of Du Jianqi's sketch art not only shows the outstanding artistic level of Chinese painters, but also leaves a strong mark in the history of Sino-Italian cultural exchanges.
(Phoenix Art Comprehensive Report Editor/Sophie Editor-in-Charge/Sophie)