Trip to Holland June 06-11, 2011
Bright Dreams Art Exhibition – Paintings by Feng Zhongyun
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Art is boundless…
As a first Chinese contemporary painter, Feng Zhongyun held his painting exhibition in the Hague, this historical artistic town in Holland, from June 09 to August 20th, 2011.
The opening of this exhibition was conducted by Paul Rosenmoller, the famous Dutch TV host, who interviewed the artist in his program before 2008 Beijing Olympic. During the opening speech, Paul tried to tell the guest that the he got different impressions by the people he interviewed, and he said that they are open, and positive, which were not like what he was told from the media before the trip. He clearly remembered the details when he was in Beijing for his program, how the conversation with Ms. Catherine Cheng, the gallery manager of 798, was exactly; the propaganda art, the contemporary art and the history of 798 etc. He also mentioned about the courage of talking about the very sensitive issue of 1989 student movement when he interviewed Feng as Feng was one of the students’ activists.
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During the opening, guests really appreciate Feng’s work as well as other artists’, and one of the comments by guest describing Feng’s contemporary ink painting is an inherit of traditional Chinese painting, but brings it to the future with his contemporary and modern expression.
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This is abstract Penoy Flower painting, isn’t perfect with this sculpture by Zhuang Hongyi, a Chinese Dutch artist living in the Hague?
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This is his Red Peking Opera, typical color of China, red and yellow, in a very expressive way, well received by many guests.
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This couple is Nico and Cecilia, who entertained us in their home for a lunch, a nice couple…
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Zsusanna and her husband especially come from other city of Holland…
Ellen, the gallery owner and Frederike, our dear friend, who are able to make this show happen…
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DJ van den berg, the former Dutch ambassador in Beijing and now the president of Delft University, is also a great photographer.
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Xie Dong, the fine Bone China artist, whose white bone china is very popular in Europe as well as at home…
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After opening, Ellen entertained the guests an Indonesian food dinner for the guests.
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Dinner finished…
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Local media report:
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During the trip, we were also invited to attend the grand opening of Chinese famous sculpture exhibition in the city of Hague.
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Guests are dressed up like queen’s day…
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Feng and gallery staff Koon
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Chinese artist Gu Wenda’s huge calligraphy hung in the church
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We say Hello to Sui Jianguo, the Chinese sculptor
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The princess attended the opening and reception:
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The princess asks each Chinese sculptor about the work and the inspiration…
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Feng with Ellen and Catherine in the opening of sculpture exhibition…
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We also went to visit museums in the Hague and Amsterdam, this is the sculpture museum on the sea…
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Visit the wine shop of Van Gogh…
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The municipal museum of the Hague, where we saw master pieces including Mondirian, Decooning, Kandinsky, Monet, Sisely etc etc, which inspired Feng and other many many Chinese artists. What an experience to a Chinese artist!
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June 8th, 2011, the public transportation was on strike and we waited in the bus station for a long long time but nobody came and no bus passed. Then we were told about the strike. We had to walk on foot back to friend’s gallery, on the way we passed a lake and happened to meet a white swam family get-together there. What a harmonious and beautiful scene!
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Then we visited Amsterdam, Van Gogh museum where once again I had my tears when I saw the past three paintings of Van Gogh. Here is the street tour near the palace.
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A wonderful trip with Art, Friends and History…
