Zhang Dachuan

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1984 Born in Shandong
2006 Information on the artist was chosen to be in the Shanghai Museum of Art’s Young artist Archive
2008 Graduated from Shanghai Normal University majoring in traditional Oil Painting department

Exhibitions
2008

• Popcorn, Contemporary Art Exhibition, shanghai M50 Xianghai Gallery, Shanghai

2007

• “Stop 30 Seconds”Contemporary art exhibition, Shanghai Zhengda Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai
• 129 Contemporary art exhibition Shanghai Fei Art Centre, Shanghai
• “Passing by” ,Young artists invitation exhibition ,Shanghai Invisible Gallery, Shanghai
• Selected as nominee of new Chinese artists Of Art Alliance, Art Alliance
  

2006

• "The heckle of era" , Painting Exhibition, Shandong Museum of Art
  
  
  Statement
  In my series "Peony with stones," "Neutral Person", are created in the summer of 2008, most of my works are based on the beliefs of the Confucian culture. I like to express in my works, the spirit of young people who are full of vitality, love and hope. I am fond of reading essays on consciousness as I believe the consciousness are the primary human intelligence where awareness exist. I hope to achieve the awareness of consciousness from my works.
  

Liu Jie

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1967 Born in Qiqiher, Heilongjiang Province
1990 Graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy
1991 Worked in Harbin Opera House after graduation
1997 M.A degree in Shanghai Theatre Academy

Selected Group exhibitions

2007

• Participated in Chinese International Gallery Exhibition in Beijing

2006

• Face Value, LotusArt –World Art Delft, the Netherlands

2005

• Shanghai Visual Art Exhibition, Shanghai
• Exhibition of Ten Men Painting, Shanghai

2003

• New Art Exhibition, Shanghai

2002

• Nanjing Additional Art Exhibition, Nanjing

2000

• China Mainland Fine Arts Exhibition, Hong Kong

1999

• Joint Art Exhibition of Shanghai and Hangzhou, Shanghai

1998

• Shanghai Fine Arts Exhibition of College Students, Shanghai
• Six Men Exhibition, Shanghai

1997

• Shanghai Art Exhibition of College Teachers, Shanghai

1994

• Annual Exhibition of China Oil painting, Beijing

1992

• Exhibition for Sino-Korea Art Exchange, Harbin

1991

• Heilongjiang Fine Arts Exhibition, Heilongjiang

1990

• My dear Northeast Hometown, Shenyang

1987

• Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, Shanghai

Statement
“Our soul is at search for tranquillity amidst the madness of the crowd of today’s society.”

Liu Jie´s paintings reflect his point of view, his commentaries on living in this new society. His work inspired by Maoism comes from his understanding of contemporary Chinese culture. He claims that the society is forgetting their natural identity and is constantly being polluted by the superficial attitude of the new modern era. He uses the traditional form of Mao and the Chinese woman, to project the pure identity of the Chinese heritage and strong traditions against the post-modern fish-butterfly which is to manifest the development of genes hybrid and transformation. He finds China facing a complex situation at present. The China today is in rapid changes which of its negative effect is the dissipating traditional values and morals.

Wang Shu Hui

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1977

• Born in Shandong

2000

• Went to South Korea to have an international ceramic skill exchange in 2000

2001

• Graduated from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute in 2001. Many art works were collected by the school for permanent collection

2002

• Established the Tree Pottery Studio in 2002

2004

• Visual art one-person exhibition of pottery in Shanghai
• Natural element “Gold, wood, water, fire, earth joint exhibitions” Shanghai

2005

• “Shanghai international sculpture pair of year unfolds” Shanghai
• “Shanghai international creativity industry week” Shanghai
• “Shanghai folk custom art festival” Shanghai

2006

• “Shanghai spring artistic” Shanghai
• “Shanghai arts exposition” Shanghai
• “The second Shanghai international creativity industry week” Shanghai
• “The eighth session of national ceramics innovation
• “Shanghai youth artists commending exhibition” Shanghai
  

2007

• Chinese Walls, LotusArt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Live presently in Shanghai, artist and manager of pottery laboratory of Shanghai Jianqiao College.

Artist Statement
“During my creation, what I think the most is how to express a kind of culture to people through a piece of my art, not only providing a kind of enjoyment of beauty visually.”

When I carried on the creation revolving the theme of “foods”, I chose Jiaozi (dumplings) as the symbol because it represents the Chinese foods and has many beautiful moving fables. Jiaozi is the Chinese widely known folk good food, is symbolizing the reunion, the jubilation. The Chinese, at holidays, kindly treat relatives and friends, always make Jiaozi to eat. Especially on the lunar New Year's Day, after the whole family’s paying a New Year call, they sit together in a circle, make Jiaozi while chatting every happened, often bring in the happy talk and laughter, has meaning of greatly the endless enjoyment. Therefore people often regard Jiaozi as the symbol of propitious and happy reunion.

I was born in the township of ancient civilization which carries the history of Jiaozi—Shandong Province. People in my hometown eat Jiaozi to celebrate the joyful reunion since when I could memory. I like the traditional culture, like the folk custom, likes the common social practice. A succession of thing, forms each one symbol in my heart, is flooding the idea which I create. However an accidental Jiaozi feast, enable the thoughts in my mind to come into existence, giving birth to my art work-- blue-and-white Jiaozi. This art work selects the Chinese glorious history ceramics and the Eastern tradition blue-and-white design in the style of antiquity, crystal clear, the bright vitrified pot real has manifested Jiaozi perfectly clear, and the noble friendship between people. The blue-and-white design is the symbol of propitious pleasant, and the Winding branches are the link of peace, it not only represents the jubilation and the blessing, but also is the symbol of world peace and reunion. Not only this has released my mood, simultaneously lets the Chinese ancient bright Jiaozi culture, even more carries forward in the new century, also hoped causes the people to recall to the traditional culture, forming a new feeling of traditional culture. From this time on revolved this theme to complete my a series of creations.

Jin Hua

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1976 Born in Shanghai
1992 - 95 Major: Animation, Shanghai YF Vocational & Polytechnic School Huashan

2000 Creative Director, RongShuXia, Computer Co., Ltd.
2003 Freelancer / Designer
2003 – 06 Art Director, Nitro Group (International advertising agency)
Currently resides in Vancouver and study Fine Art at Emily Carr University

Solo Exhibition

2008

• Untold, Potential Gallery 798 Dashanzi Art Center, Beijing, China

Group Exhibitions

2008

• PIP - Pingyao International Photography Festival, PingYao, China
• Centre A's 9th Anniversary Fundraising Auction, Vancouver, Canada

2007

• Presence, National Forum for Culturally Diverse Organizations, Toronto, Canada
• Chinese Walls, LotusArt/Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
• Restless - Contemporary Photography and New Media, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, China

2005

• SHANGHAI 1800-0600 - LOMO Photography Exhibition, EPSON Gallery, Shanghai, China
• China – Azure, AG - ART Space, Hangzhou, China
• Lomo Photography Exhibition, Top Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
  Statement
  The smell of Shanghai is a kind of exploration. An attempt at unique experience of the individual during the city night, through one specific or multiple channels, the usual elements repeat and overlap, transform the visual stimuli to form a non-concrete images. Non-concrete images cause an anxiety in the visual focus, reflecting the silent and subtle suggestions made upon the mind of the public by the city night. The sense of loss in the night, the siege of temptation, the blind obedience of sight, as well as the habitual feeling of being grabbed and driven by some nameless thing, transform unspoken sentiments to visible images, and these visual vibes that emanate from these images, do they not stimulate your sense of smell? Can you not find these smells in the night of this city?
  
  
  
  

Zhu Hao

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1969 Born in Shanghai, PR China
1991 Graduated from the Drama Literature Department of Shanghai Theater Academy
1989 First book of haiku collection "First Frost" was published by Aha book publication California, USA and collected by Tokyo Haiku Museum


Solo Exhibitions
2002

• “The Scene, 2001”, Shanghai Kodak Weima Gallery
• “A La snaps” – Peep into the Shanghainese lifestyle, Beijing POP Photography Gallery

2003

• “A La snaps” – Shanghainese on the beach, International Photography Festival, Pingyao

2004

• Zoo, International Photography Festival, Fujian, Wuyishan
• Zoo, Asian photography Biennial, Korea

2005

• Places, 2005 Guangzhou Photo Biennial
• Silent Shanghai, epSITE Shanghai
• Silent Shanghai, BWA gallery, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
  

Group Exhibitions

2002

• “Shanghai city 6 X9 ”, Shanghai Star Photographer Gallery, China
• “City, Woman” , Shanghai Citic Salon

2005

• “Shifting Views: Chinese Urban Documentary Photography”, University of Michigan
• “Chinese contemporary photography”, Art Santa Fe, USA
• “Absent Minded”, Lianzhou Photography Festival
• “Selfhood & Absent Minded”, Guangzhou Time Property Gallery
• “Self-portraits of 19 Chinese Artists”, Lianzhou Photography Festival
• “Harvest”, Art Scene , Shanghai
• “Salute to Daido Moriyama”, epSITE Shanghai

2006

• “Chinese Contemporary Photography” FotoFreo 2006 , Australia
• “RESTLESS" Explores Contemporary Photography and New Media Today, MOCA Shanghai
• “Harvest II”, Art Scene , Shanghai

2007

• “City Tale”，Ofoto，Shanghai
• "Chinese Walls", Lotusart. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  
  Statement
  The landscapes in Zhu Hao's photos are all shot from the city spaces which people are familiar with their daily life. All these objects and detailed things in the city are often neglected by people. But, Zhu Hao has transformed these mundane ordinary objects into a world full of stories. he named these series "Silent Shanghai" as compare to Shanghai in the day time. These photographs were taken while we were sleeping. Zhu Hao is being subtle here in choosing the backgrounds as the important subject matter in the photographs. Underlying the contradiction that what the eyes presently see which in the future will ceased to exist. It marks the tension of China's sociocultural transformation. Zhu Hao's works has been exhibited in China and abroad.

Chen Jie

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1972 Born in Wuhan, Henan province
1994 Studied Art Education Department of Hubei Art College ( BA)
1998 Assistant tutor in Art Department of Huanggang Normal Colege
2003 Promoted as tutor and studying in Oil Painting Department of Hubei Art College (MD)
2006 Working as the assistant tutor of Animation Department of Communication University of China

Group Exhibitions
2001

• Exhibition in commemorating the establishment of Chinese Communist Party, Huangzhou Museum, China

2002

• Exhibition in commemorating Yan An speech, Huangzhou Museum, China

2003

• First Exhibition for Universities and Colleges in Hubei province, Hubei Art museum, China

2004

• Exhibition for teachers in Normal Universities and Colleges, Nuxun Art College Museum, China

2005

• “Large business in a limited circumstances”, Exhibition. Yu Yuan Art Museum, Hubei Art College

2006

• “Exhibition Works of Graduates of 2006” , Hubei Art College Museum


• “Walking” Oil painting exhibition by five artists, Zhong Fangjiao Gallery, Beijing 798 International Art Area, China


• “Leaving-from university to wilderness”, Oil painting exhibition by six artists Bejing QuanYinTang museum, China


• “Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Beijing Shidai Museum

2007

• “Follow Heart”, Oil Painting Exhibition by seven people born after the 70s , Jiawei Gallery, Beijing, China


• “Visual Visual”, Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition , Aika Collection, China


• “Dynamic”, New Year Visual Art Exhibition, China


• “Chinese Walls”, LotusArt, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Awards
2002

• Oil Painting titled “White Light”, the third prize in the E Dong competition , Huangzhou

2003

• Teachers’ group, the first exhibition for universities and colleges in Hubei province, Wuhan

2006

• Oil Painting titled “Prosperous Business NO.1、2、3”, the excellent work of first oil painting exhibition for national art universities and colleges, Shenzhen
  
  Statement
  In terms of art creation, I try to explore the relation between “signs” and “symbols” to discover the characteristic way of art expression. My art expressions can roughly be divided into three types: the fixed symbolic sigh, numbers, ±×÷, or[v1] √ etc.; my own symbolic signs: signs of heads and hands ,graffiti of vehicles, houses and ancient coins etc.; the concrete cultural symbolic signs, say weapons, drugs, bodies of women, , political or etiquette handshaking or hugging, vehicles, notebooks, houses, villas, roses, copies of the pictures of daily life things . Undoubtedly, all of the three possess rich symbolic meanings and the characteristic combinations of the three will definitely form both the characteristic and significance art patterns, which finally form my art expressions. This is the “task” that I’m trying to solve in my creation.
  
  Any expression of art, however unique, its content and expression are closely related. As an artist, everyone is seeking his/her field, to which devoting his/her humanitarian attention. In my opinion, compared with the modern art of last century, which was the reform or revolution in ontology, in the context of post-modern art era, what faces the artists more urgently is first to raise questions, then to devote humanitarian attention and finally express his/her thoughts and art conception. In my creation, the structures built by the above three symbolic signs aim to express the following meanings. The society is experiencing a kind of commercial civilization. We live in a society that extrude one another or feel the extrusion from another. The influence of this high-developing society has its negative influence on human nature, traditional ethics and values. This is my contemplation, my feeling, my attitude and my concern to modern society, however this is not to deny the progress of the modern commercial society. It is my honor if the viewer can sense it from my art. Let art expresses the bitter life in a colorful way.
  
  
  
  

Zhao Ling

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1981 Born in Jiangsu, China
2005 Bachelors’ Degree in Fine Arts
2008 Masters Degree in Fine Arts at East Normal University, Majoring in Oil Painting.
Presently teaching in Shanghai

Solo Exhibition

2008

• “Zhao Ling”, East China Normal University

Group Exhibitions

2008

• A Joint Exhibition about Traveling Northwest, East China Normal University, Shanghai
• “Depart”, East China Normal University Art academy Graduate Students Art Exhibition, Shanghai Hongmiao Gallery, Shanghai
• Work has been selected into the Forth National Youngsters Artist Recommend Exhibition
• Works participated in the auction of the Contemporary China art Christmas, Zhengda Radisson Hotel
  
  Statement
  “Just as Lao-tzu, a Chinese philosopher says: As darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding… I spent several years studying western art and gradually I have found the difference between western art and Chinese painting. I acquire a better understanding of traditional Chinese art. I want my paintings to reflect an idea and convey a kind of aesthetic that goes beyond descriptions.”
  Zhao Ling is a young artist with a stronghold of Chinese traditions. She believes in the analogy of Li Keran (the famous Chinese painter) that claims “Tradition is a kind of artistic inheritance… What comes abroad is like nutrition which is necessary yet it can not replace the ties of blood.” To Zhao Ling, Chinese tradition is the fundamental quintessence in Chinese art. She is fascinated by the mysterious allure of the scenes in western China, “Dun Huang”. Dun Huang Grottoes is located between Urumgi and Yumen. It is the ancient paintings that resonant her idea of expressing traditional values in today’s modern times. She symbolizes her traditional values by the light and quick yet determined strokes. Her strokes are an outburst of a juxtaposition of the old and new.

Wu Jun

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1960 Born in Shanghai
1976 Graduated from GEM Artistic carving Arts and Crafts College
1986 Graduated from the Art Institute of Shanghai University
Presently, he is professional artist

Solo Exhibition

2008

• The Art of Wu Jun, Bandhie Gallery, Seoul Korea

2007

• The Art of Wu Jun, Yundian Gallery, Shanghai

Group Exhibitions
2008

• Shanghai Attitude, Jing Art Gallery, Shanghai
• Uwantart Gallery, Group Exhibition, Shanghai

2007

• Chinese Walls, LotusArt-Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Post Avart-Garde Chinese Contemporary Art, Four Directions of the New Era, Hong Kong
• Colour of the Night, Shanghai Artist Invitational Exhibition of Nominated Works, Shanghai
• Yuandian Gallery, Shanghai
• Incheon Art Fair, Korea
• Face Chinese, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bagash Art Gallery, Dubai
• Shanghai A4 Artistic Studios Exhibition, East Red Gallery, Shanghai

2006

• Face Value, LotusArt-World Art Delft, the Netherlands
• 3W-The Contemporary Art Association, Shanghai
• Chinese Mark, Daku Centre, Shanghai
• Code China Contemporary Art Exhibition, Daku Centre, Shanghai

2005

• The Shanghai Young Artist, Shanghai World Trade Centre, Shanghai

1989

• Seventh Session of National Fine Arts Work Display, China Art Museum, Beijing
• Celebrates Shanghai in commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Fine Arts
  Work Display, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai

1988

• Return (Hui), Marine Transportation University Student Art Exhibition, Shanghai
• Shanghai Human Body Art Show, Xuhui Cultural Building, Shanghai
• The Shanghai 5 University Student Association, Donghua University, Shanghai

1984

• Japanese Yokohama-Shanghai Industrial Art Show, Yokohama, Japan
  
  Statement
  Wu Jun’s infinite ‘n’ is a manifestation that he possesses boundless energy. His passion for what is old and new is expressed in his choice of materials on the canvas. He blends Chinese ink together with acrylic, forming a unique texture resulting in a contemporary abstract painting. In his paintings he uses minimal yet sometimes exuberant colours,. The colours demonstrate his moods. The colourful abstract paintings celebrate the mysterious world which has yet to be discovered. If the viewer looks carefully, a glimpse of human heads without faces is depicted. These figures are his observation of people today trapped in a complex world losing their identity and consequently their faces. The constant use of ‘n’ in all forms and sizes distributes meditative details, a mantra, for his quest for peace and self-search in this elusive world.
  

Chu Wei Qing

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1982 Born in Shanghai
2005 Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts
2008 Masters Degree from Fine Arts College of East China Normal, majoring in contemporary art
Presently teaching in Shanghai

Solo Exhibition

2007

• One-way Street, East China Normal University Museum, Shanghai

Group Exhibitions

2008

• Women Only!, Uwantart Gallery, Shanghai
• Contemporary Chinese Art, The Shanghai Racquet Club, Shanghai
• The Flower of Velvet, Young Female Artists Exhibition, Xuhui Art Museum, Shanghai
• Edelweiss, Women´s Group Exhibition, Shanghai Xuhui Art Museum

2007

• Chinese Walls , LotusArt-Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• “A play of three Characters”, an exhibition of Three Young Artist, East China Normal University Gallery, Shanghai
• Creative M50. M50Creative garden, Shanghai

2006

• Reshaping Art-2006 Seal Level, Liu HaiShu Museum, Shanghai
  
  Statement
  “In my painting, I give up the shining colours and arrange the black, closest to the spirit and the unbiased white to be my hero, for I believe black and white sometimes can penetrate deeper into human soul than the shining colours. The blending of these two colours expresses a complete spiritual yet surreal mood. It reflects my feelings on the urban life, full of shadows of emptiness.
  In my Grimm’s Fable series, I try to capture the idea of surrealism. The characters are only instruments of the untruth stories, like the fables, they all ended with a moral behind every painting.
  In Grimm’s Fable no 8, I picture a girl reaching for the sky with no limits. There appears only a cluster of black ink that “breaks the silence” yet the silence still exists and the girl is still wandering in space. In the same series no 9, it reflects the memory of the youth. Youth is like an old paint on the wall, the paint is peeling but the structure of the wall and the remains of the paints are still visible. As in Grimm’s no 10, I try to show the loneliness of an empty heart. The heart is lonely but at times, it could anticipate and vision on the future. Thus, leaving the heart with full of hopes and excitement. The moral of these series is that: Everything seems to contradict its superficial outlook. Things may not turn out as it looks”

Our Main Objective

Shanghai Racquet Club Art Gallery is exhibiting visual artworks from Chinese contemporary and foreign artists. Our main aim is to enrich art appreciation to the members. The club’s wall in the hall, the library and on the basement forms a creative space for the artists to display their artworks of paintings, photographs, ceramics and sculptures. The artists features are from different walks of life: students finishing their masters degree, accomplished artists who had exhibited abroad and young Shanghainese artists. They show a diversity in style, technique and expression. Living in China in this rapid social changes and influences, the artists manifest their quest for self-identity. The new Chinese artists have no restrictions in ideas and expressions instead they are full of dynamic waves of ideas that are boundless and astonishing.

All the art works featured are for sale. If you like some of the artworks and are pondering to buy them, you are welcome to rent them for a month. We have also a special service where it is possible to rent some of the artworks at a very low price. Take this chance and adorn your home with a piece of original art. Walk down the isle of the Gallery and there is a big chance that you might take a piece or two artworks home.

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