艺术家：唐重

策展人：黄家龙

开幕时间：2011年8月6日（星期六）下午四点

展览日期：2011年8月6日至10月9日

地点：中国北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路二号798艺术区706北一街全艺社

电邮： beijingafa@gmail.com

垂询电话：(86) 010-5978-9625

网址： www.afamacau.com

     “永乐风翔”－唐重作品展

In the Time of Peace and Harmony – Works by Tong Chong

      “In the Time of Peace and Harmony– Works by Tong Chong” which is organized by AFA Beijing(Art For All Society Beijing) will be held on August 6 (Saturday) at AFA Beijing 798 Art Zone. This exhibition will showcase 17 pieces of the latest paintings and sculptures which were created in the recent two years by Tong Chong, the outstanding artist from Macau.

       As one of the representatives of Macau artists, Tong Chong is indispensible to the art exhibition in Macau, furthermore, he always participates in various domestic and international exhibitions and art fairs. He is also the most prolific young artist in Macau. Although he is only 34 years old, Tong Chong has become a father. The audience can feel the affection of a father from the plain and innocent elements in his paintings. “In the Time of Peace and Harmony” is the fifth solo exhibition of Tong Chong. Since 2003 - following the three crucial stages of ‘Wind and Sand’, ‘Restlessness’ and ‘Back & Forth’ - Stronger pattern features and individual style appear in his works. As the words the curator Kalong Wong stated “Tong’s works have been recognized as an important part of Macao contemporary arts”.

       Besides the unique symbols in his works, the audience can also find a relatively constant style in his works in the recent ten years. It’s difficult to say whom he learns from, but he tries to avoid imitating an object and make effort to explore by his own view, these features make the works especially plain, natural and appealing. Taking the aesthetic idea of Chinese traditional ink painting from Laozi “The five colors confuse the eyes”, Tong Chong eliminates the element of color which is adored by contemporary art and uses pure black and white instead, and then the charm of the flat and fancy-free appears in his paintings.

      As for the conception of Tong Chong’s works, on one hand, they yearn for the simple and ingenuous spirit in this complex world; on the other hand, reflect the casual and comfortable life in Macau. A kind of humor and leisure can be found in the artist’s description that the animals are personified and the people are animalized. Two worms having human faces greet each other on the tree. A gentleman with a beak turns around, staring at you with confused and glassy eyes. Generally speaking, these elements are the personal pursuit to art, however, actually it contains an exploration about human nature, culture and tradition which have been changing under the dazzling society after Macau’s hand-over to China.

      This exhibition will last until October 9. AFA Beijing is located at 706 North First Street,No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road,Chaoyang District, Beijing. For enquiries, please call: (86) 010-5978-9625, or e-mail to: beijingafa@gmail.com or browse website: www.afamacau.com

       In the Time of Peace and Harmony – Works by Tong Chong

Artist: Tong Chong
Curator: Coke, Wong Kalong
Opening: August 6th, 2011(Sat) 16:00
Exhibition Date: August 7th, to October 9th, 2011
Location: 706 North First Street,No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road,Chaoyang District, Beijing.
E-mail: beijingafa@gmail.com
Tel: (86) 010-5978-9625
Website: www.afamacau.com