凝固的风景 SOLIDIFIED SCENERY, 2009
Chen Qiulin is a master in a range of art mediums including: video, performance, photography and installation. Chen graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2000 with a focus in printmaking. She has had exhibitions across eastern China and in Europe and America. She was born in Sichuan, China in 1975. Her works (especially the one posted) addresses the rapid urbanization of her home. While a lot of our class showcases the history, Chen addresses the tragedy’s happening in Sichuan like demolitions of cities for new modern projects and the erasure of Chinas past. During the Sichuan earth quake in 2008, Chen Qiulin was apart of the rescue teams and would collect material for her sculptures. She is very passionate about using the space, materials and themes of Sichuan. In China, she works with A Thousand Plateaus Art Space. This is where a majority of her new pieces and information about her can be found. Due to the era of the period we are learning about now (1940s-1970s) her parents had to work very hard which left her at home, alone, a lot of the time. Her hair was shaved until grade two because her mother believed it was “too much of a hassle”.
Bibliography:
Merlin, Monica. “CHEN QIULIN 陈秋林.” tate.org, 25 Nov. 2013, www.tate.org.uk/research/research-centres/tate-research-centre-asia/women-artists-contemporary-china/chen-qiulin.
Pepper, France. “Hammer Projects: Chen Qiulin.” Hammer.UCLA.edu, HAMMER MUSEUM, https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2009/hammer-projects-chen-qiulin, Accessed 6 Apr. 2023.
Picture sited:
Chen, Qiulin. 艺术微喷. www.1000plateaus.org, www.1000plateaus.org/artists/30-chen-qiulin/works/1564-chen-qiulin-solidified-scenery-2009/.
Sheri Lullo
That’s so interesting that she graduated with a degree in printmaking. I’ve only ever known her to create installations, photos and film. For the exhibition, you might choose a specific theme (like urbanization), or event (the earthquake), or even a medium. Her work is so rich, it may be difficult!