“东南西北•七人艺术交流展”多伦多开展

Editor 15 2023-02-222023-03-02

（《国际艺术新闻网》记者王蕾、特约记者Kevin Niu多伦多报道）2023年2月25日，“东南西北•七人艺术交流展”在枫叶艺术馆（650 STOUFFVILLE ROADRICHMOND HILL, ON L4E 3P5）拉开帷幕。这次联展由VIVIAN ZHENG策展，迈克尔•戈伦（Michael Goren ），左晋，傅静，卢克•拉贝尔-斯塔克豪斯（Luke Labelle-Stackhouse），张雅琴，丹妮尔•维什内弗（Danielle Vishnever），周虫等7位画家的70幅作品，通过不同形式和媒介，展现当代艺术的多样性和创新性，探讨人类与时间、空间的关系，为各族裔不同文化背景艺术家提供一个思想交流和合作的平台，探索多元文化艺术的融合以及不同文化与艺术间的相互影响。参展作品包括抽象艺术、写实主义、现代主义等不同的流派。展览将于3月12日结束。

迈克尔•戈伦在开幕式上介绍自己6、7岁就开始画画，70年代以来就一直画油画，非常开心参加这个展览，身边有很多优秀的艺术家，很高兴成为这个团队的一员。左晋分享了对艺术的读解、生命的意义及社会以问题的理解与看法。付静介绍了作品树根系列与生命本质的相关性，讲述了观众看树根系列作品想到自己曾经的故事而被感动的经历。丹妮尔•维什内弗是一位抽象艺术家，她说，喜欢用不同颜色创作有质感的作品，自己不用画笔将很多不同颜色通过特殊技法来创作抽象画与风景画。来自蒙特利尔的周雅秦介绍自己作品时提到母亲来自蒙古因自己在俄罗斯学习绘画，所以作品具有蒙古与俄罗斯的混合类型的特有风格，艺术不是科学只要符合画面的舒适感就是一幅好作品。周虫介绍自己香蕉皮系列作品是2016年、2017年时期的毕业创作，意在体现当时在意大利佛罗伦萨不被主流接受的低层华人移民的一种状态，想用风趣的方式来表现一些严肃的社会问题。

策展人薇薇安説：“每个孩子都是艺术家，问题是我们长大后如何保持艺术家的特质”。这次参展画家迈克尔•戈伦坚持创作60年，左晋坚持创作40年，傅静坚持创作20多年都体现了艺术精神的延续性。此次展览不仅为观众们带来了多元化的艺术作品，也为不同文化背景下的艺术家们提供了交流和学习的机会。希望通过这次展览，能够促进不同文化之间的交流与合作，为当代艺术的发展注入更多新的活力和创造力。

Michael Goren is a Romanian-born artist known for his vibrant and imaginative paintings. He discovered his passion for art at an early age, and his talent was quickly recognized, earning him awards as a young artist. In 1952, he moved to Israel, where he studied architectural design.

After working in Canada as an architect, Goren started his own business and designed numerous homes and buildings in Montreal and Toronto. However, his passion for painting never waned, and he has been creating artwork for the past 40 years.

Goren began his artistic journey with watercolors and has since expanded to acrylics. He draws inspiration from his travels and life experiences, using his imagination to create unique and captivating pieces. Goren’s art is a reflection of his love for life and his dedication to his craft, making him a celebrated artist in the Canadian art scene.

Zuo Jin was born in 1968. Zuo is a contemporary artist specializing in oil and acrylic painting on canvas. Zuo started drawing as a young man; he formed a passion for fine arts, particularly painting. Initially, Zuo learned water and ink techniques and won his first Chinese national painting prize at 19. Zuo started as a self-taught painter who later Pursued formal art education at the China Central Academy of Arts in 2003. Zuo applies his personality and life experience to his paintings. He constantly challenges himself, experimenting with new styles and techniques. Throughout his 30 years of practice as a fine artist, Zuo has painted landscapes and portraits and became most interested in symbolism and metaphor. Zuo’s work is shown and collected internationally by private and public institutions. His work is archived and published on numerous occasions. In 2008, Jin Zuo’s oil on canvas “Sunshine” was chosen for exhibition during the 3rd Annual National Best Young Artists Show at the National Art Museum of China. In 2011, Jin Zuo’s painting “Barcode” was selected to enter 2011’s art exhibition at the Carrousel in Louvre in Paris. It was reprinted in the Salon de La Société National des Beaux-Arts 2011 magazine. In 2012, Jin Zuo’s oil and canvas “Compete” was exhibited in the “Creative Cities” show at the 2012 London Olympic Fine Arts Convention.

Fu, Jing was born in Shanghai and immigrated to Canada since 1998. She is the co-leader of Oil Painting Academy of Canada; member of Canadian Artist Association; member of the York Region Art Council. Jing currently represented by Westmount Gallery in Toronto. Her main exhibitions included the Florence Biennale, New York Art Expo, Toronto Art Expo, The Artist Project etc. Since 2005, Jing has won many awards including Ontario Art Council Visual Art Grant Awards. Her significant collections include the Canadian Counsulate of Chicago and private
collectors.

Luke Labelle-Stackhouse is a self-taught hard-edge abstraction artist based in Toronto. He has been developing his art practice slowly for the past 10 years. It was only at the beginning of 2020 that he made the decision to begin sharing his work publicly. Growing up as he did, in a world which often lacked adequate adult supervision, Luke was tasked with the responsibility of ensuring his own safety and security. This need for structure and balance in his life has always heavily influenced his work. The meticulously mapped out compositions of his pieces are very graphic and celebrate the structure, order, and peace he looks to add to the world around him. His carefully chosen titles speak to the many universally understood themes he most often addresses: love, lose, gratitude, hope and grief. The pieces offer visual resting moments that achieve a sense of peace in an often chaotic and uncontrollable world. The viewer is always encouraged to immerse themselves in the work where they will find an inner world in which all is still, quiet and safe. Luke has been juried into several summer outdoor art fairs (Riverdale Art Walk, Art Walk in the Square) as well as many gallery group shows both online and in-person (ADC Fine Art, Blue Crow Gallery）。

Young artist Qin with a masters degree and several exhibitions outside of Canada.I approached art. As “Know Thyself” is every artist’s aim in their exploration of the world, I also see a clearer image of myself during my study experiences. I find a gift and inspiration for myself in the art of painting. In November 2013, I founded the first pure oil painting studio in Hainan; from 2014 to 2020, I participated in the Art Exhibition of Returned Artists from Overseas 4 times, hosted by the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, at Inner Mongolia Art Museum, Hohhot; In October 2016, I participated in the Art Exhibition of Returned Artists from Overseas, hosted by the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese at the shanghai Meibo art center; In September 2017, I held a solo exhibition at the 798 Art District in Beijing In December 2019.solo exhibition in Mongolia; Immigrated to Canada as an artist in 2022. Now lives in Montreal.

Danielle Vishnever is a Toronto based artist that studied at OCADU. I reflect on the outside world within and I explore new paths and bring to the surface. The canvas is my laboratory oil are my tools. I also have a secret tool that helps me create geometrical shapes to spice up my abstract and landscape works. I hope that my original paintings will add character and joy to the lives of their future owners.

Kathy Zhou, aka BANANATOMY. She is a Toronto-based emerging artist born in Chengdu, China, in 1987. Her work has been shown internationally in Canada, China, Italy, and the United States. Her work negotiates between a shared and collective sense of identities, values, and norms throught playful experiments with material leather. Zhou holds a MA from the University of Toronto(2021). Zhou graduated with BFA from Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) in 2017. The same year, she was recognized by the OCAD Career Launcher Price (Drawing&Painting) for her soft sculpture pieces named “Abandon.”

Zhou is currently pursuing her Ph.D. studies at the University of Toronto. She is researching collective inquiry throught critical making. Her recent work comments on the collective human consciousness through experiments on material and creative processes.