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Three Lines: Jeff Leake in Beijing
August 24, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
WHAT: “Three Lines” exhibit opening showcasing three artists: Jeff Leake, Jamie M. Lee, and Jiang Peiyuan
WHERE: Ying Gallery, No.258-2-1 Cao Chang Di Village, Cui Ge Zhuang, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China 100015
WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2019
NW Noggin Art Coordinator Jeff Leake is currently on a three month arts residency in Shanghai, China, the recipient of the 2019 Arte Laguna Prize.
LEARN MORE: Jeff Leake wins Arte Laguna Prize!
He will be showing some of his recent work at the Ying Gallery in Beijing, along with artists Jamie M. Lee and Jiang Peiyuan, at the opening for the “Three Lines” exhibit at the Ying Gallery in Beijing on August 24.
Red Crowned Crane 56X36cm oil on wood, 2019, by Jeff Leake
From Jeff: “One theme that runs through much of my work is the difference between the intended message of the stories and symbols we we use to convey cultural ideals, and how we really interact with our environment and each other. This group of paintings is, to varying degrees influenced by my experience here in China, and in a general sense can be seen as a reflection on the complexity of cultural interactions.”
Easel painters 50×29 cm oil on wood, 2019, by Jeff Leake
“While I have particular things I am thinking while making these, I am always interested to hear the stories that viewers come up with, as such these panels are cut into stylized cloud shapes conveying the notion that what we see in the clouds often reveals something true about ourselves.”
If your brain is in Beijing this summer, you are hugely welcome to drop by the Ying Gallery, see art and speak with Jeff, Jamie and Jiang..! Learn more about Jamie and Jiang’s work below. The exhibition runs through September 30…
Jamie M. Lee received her BA in printmaking and painting from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University in USA. Last year, she obtained a PhD in Painting, Fine Art from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea.
From Jamie: “My intent is to create an emotional language of abstract painting and mixed media installation, using a rich vocabulary of imagery that emerges from personal memories and dreams. My work evolves without sketches or preconceived designs, which results in a spontaneous and forceful effect. The images are then transferred on canvas as a story between reality and the subconscious.”
Jiang Peiyuan Graduated from Chelsea college of art in UAL with MA in Fine Art. Jiang Peiyuan has been widely selected of numerous awards and artist residencies including Swatch Art Peace Hotel residency in Shanghai (2019), Chris Wainwright Award in Beijing Today Art Museum(2012), JohnMoores Painting Prize 2012 (China), Bloomberg New contemporaries (2009), Jerwood Drawing Prize (2009), Whisper Residency in Chinese Art Cerntre Manchester (2009), BP young artist award in National Portrait gallery (2008), He has been widely exhibitied in many museums including AMNUA, Nanjing. Today art museum, Beijing. shanghai oil painting & sculpture institute. National Portrait Gallery, London. Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton. Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland. Aberystwyth Arts Centre,Welsh.
Jiang Peiyuan’s latest works use acrylic paint and acrylic medium to explore painting both as materials and themes. His practice emphasizes the materiality of paint and the process of image making, which integrates the concepts of painting, printmaking and sculpture.