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“When I face a canvas and pick up a brush, a
purposeless journey begins.”
{ Tan Ping
Tan Ping is a prominent figure in contemporary Chinese
abstract expressionism. After graduating from the Printmaking
Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1984,
he stays at the academy as a teacher. In his thirties, he was
awarded the DAAD scholarship and studied painting at the Berlin
University of the Arts. His study abroad experience broadened
his understanding of “lines” and he no longer confined himself
to specific forms and categories. He realized that art should be
a cognition and perception of the world and life. After returning
to China five years later, he devoted himself tirelessly to
ᗈ̻ 2019 ϋ̨̏˾ᖵஔ௹ᚎึତఙdՉԒܝуމ݊ϣשۜೌᕚ creation and teaching over forty years, as if writing the history of
Chinese abstract art-starting from naturalistic representation,
ԢτPiet Mondrianၾ௹ͺJoseph Beuysᅂᚤdᗈ̻ developing into surrealism, and then flourishing in abstract
ଉɝӺᓃeᇞeࠦၾЍٙᗫڷd 2018 ϋۃܝᔧႊӻ expressionism, focusing on the connection between creation,
ΐန˸Ѝ෯ᇞૢяତdૢᇞʝஹഐdᐑᐑϔd༕ᙑ˼࿁ society, and space, reflecting on life, death, and time. His works
ɛ͛ٙࡪኪᝈၾᆠઋf have been collected by several important institutions, including
the National Art Museum of China, Shanghai Long Museum,
ᖵஔٙͦᅺdᏐ༈݊ਗ਼ڌʷٙତྼdᒔࡡЇ௰͉ሯٙ Portland Art Museum in the United States, and Ludwig Museum
ഐj̻ࠦeЍeື۱ၾᗲܛf in Cologne, Germany.
{ ႆᅃԢτ The Wheel of Life Keeps Turning
ϞйɽʱᖵஔवИڋԈʘߕٙଣׂd˼ɓϣϣɽᑔ “In my opinion, when it comes to art, the more you
ॎᕸᖭҁٙЪۜdνوႡЪʕࠠልٙʈҏdீཀృᐑֻూ express your own feelings and come closer to death in
ٙ෩כeࠠᛌdܔe༆dਗ਼௰ڋٙྡ྅ᄴᄴଉࡽdΎܔd your heart, the more direct your expression becomes.
Whether it is joy or pain, I have painted a lot, including
Ъۜίʔ˟ࢹٙཀʕ೯อ͛d̂တᏕᄌੵɢfೌᕚуމՉ black, which represents a desire for life. Pieces like
ၖʕɢЪdଉᘾᖵஔٜࠦཀ̘dࠠอකٙۇंձዧઋf
these are very direct. This moment is particularly
ᛨජЧ˦dϵұʔළ important.”
Ϟйᗈ̻ЪۜʕεᅰɓٙӐ᎑ЍሜdϤЪ͂ॎиdาජছ { Tan Ping
ٙɽ̺͟ʕɪঢ়೯Ͼ̈dᆠडၛ׳fᇞૢνʹᚤᆀʕ၇ᆀ In 2003, after witnessing his father’s experience with cancer,
ኜІ͟ϾҞٙࠠ۱dʱૅeᄴᄴආd௰үઋፄΥf͍ Tan Ping was deeply moved when he saw tumour cells dissected
խᏐഹˋ෦ᖯԟ˾ߕஔڗ Dr. Bartomeu Marí Ribas הԊj like fish eggs. He transformed the form of cells into “circles” and
ᗈ̻ٙЪۜڢ੬ՈϞᖭٙᗳۨdཀನՑɓ၇ᄌఙʷٙࣖ spread them across the canvas to release his inner emotions.
؈d˼͜Ը່֛வᅵɓࡈᜊʷཀٙ݊˼࿁ྡ྅eيe٤ගɧ The “big circle” symbolizes individual growth, while the “small
٫ᗫڷٙҁߕஈଣf ᝈЪۜdึ೯ତᔧႊٙЍɨdฮўᖵ circle” represents the gradual fusion of cells in the micro world.
ஔٙซجdЍ͟ᆗနݗd߉ॎᖭٙ҅ࠢdቈႊٙӊɓ After his father recovered, his inner fears gradually dissipated
ᄴdνᆀٙഐၾΎତdᐛගऊf and the circles in his paintings eventually unfolded and
deconstructed into “lines,” floating to the edges. The images
ࠦʕٙᒻߎᛌໄν˥ছٙϲᔝʘɪdӊɓஈმટᐻქʕdԱ also became translucent and expansive. This gave birth to the
ጊԈۃٙீලeᛢᔝeϲٙ༦d߰ᒯ߰ତʘͣτ᎑ήൡ Overspread Series in 2010, which is simple and natural like life
Ⴍഹֵɨಀॆྼπίཀdତʦۍೌ๑ٙᙴၾܑฮfʕː itself. Influenced by art masters Piet Mondrian and Joseph
ٙڥዐνΈ๕Σ̮ೌַࠢ࢝dˌʷϓთරٙᙗΣضdڥ Beuys, Tan Ping delved deep into the relationship between
הϞଉࡽٙЍfЪڌࠦҗֽՒɠཀdΈڥʘɨᇞૢ dots, lines, surfaces, and colours. Around 2018, he presented
ිdᕙࣘໍจݴdίΈԅɨ࿔࿔ओତdˈމჀீdνи᎑ the sequel to the Overspread series, where lines and blocks
ٙ͛նֵЍɨ೯ٙೌࠢᆠઋf͍νᗈ̻ІԊjҢٙЪۜνɛ interconnect and interpret his philosophy and passion for life.
ᗳዝ̦dཀəεϣІ್ॎᕸձɛމ์dҢࡁԱᔚ̙˸Ցձ “It was not developing abstraction towards its ultimate
ชաՑࣛ˾ٙ༦ၾंࢹf ᖵஔ࿁˼ϾԊ߰݊ආБࣛd˼ί goal: the expression of pure reality. The rhythm of the
ӊɓࡈၳᕎΥٙᐛගྼତഹ͑ܩf relationship between colour and dimension…permits
the absolute to appear.”
ɛ͛ٙࣚϜұൻᅜdШ़೨௰ึϓމাኳdࡽίֱ၅ٙࣛΈ
༁fຬيߕλdาίʕ̯d߰݊ೌᕚΣᝈ٫ෂ༺ٙ͛ն { Piet Mondrian
ʘܠdνڀ̒͞लהԊjᜫҢࡁߠࠋഹdΪฌϾৎٙႏ૭ Different from the idea of most artists to “preserve the beauty of
ၾࢵᙰdվ್Σۃf the initial encounter,” he daringly “destroys” his finished works
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