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Zhu Jinshi

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b. 1954, China

Zhu Jinshi (b.1954, Beijing) produces abstract paintings whose surfaces are built up with thick, near-sculptural layers of oil paint. Resembling colourful landscapes, Zhu’s images range in palette and scale, but the artist is known to always apply his oil paint with spatulas and shovels. Producing dense lashings of colour, the artist’s method recalls the style and techniques espoused by the German Expressionists, who Zhu was profoundly influenced by during his years living in Berlin. Zhu belonged to a group of Chinese avant-garde artists named the Stars, which formed in 1979 to challenge aesthetic conventions and exhibit their work publicly. The group, which included the famous dissident artist Ai Weiwei, was granted an exhibition in 1980 at Beijing’s National Gallery, a breakthrough in Chinese cultural expression that helped to establish the creative force of the individual. 'Although I operate within the realm of form,' Zhu has said, 'my idea is to go beyond the limitations set by form and break free.' He has also produced photographic, video, installation, and performance works.

Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Zhu Jinshi, Li Bai's Snow at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 25 November–31 December 2020 Zhu Jinshi Li Bai's Snow Hong Kong
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Painting and Existence: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Abstract Painting at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China Closed 31 October–12 December 2020 Group Exhibition Painting and Existence: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Abstract Painting Beijing
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Painting and Existence at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 15 February–16 March 2019 Group Exhibition Painting and Existence Hong Kong

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Snow of June no.3 by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi Snow of June no.3, 2014 Oil on canvas
180 x 160 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Snow of June no.2 by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi Snow of June no.2, 2014 Oil on canvas
180 x 160 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
No Separation of Colours in Vertical and Horizontal Strokes by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi No Separation of Colours in Vertical and Horizontal Strokes, 2021 Oil on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Moonlight of Xiangtang No.2 by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi Moonlight of Xiangtang No.2, 2021 Oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Difficult to Cross the Bridge for Flying Dragon and Leaping Tiger by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi Difficult to Cross the Bridge for Flying Dragon and Leaping Tiger, 2021 Oil on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Changzhi Temple No.4 by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi Changzhi Temple No.4, 2018 Oil on canvas
160 x 180 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
2018·6·4 by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi 2018·6·4, 2018 Oil on canvas
180 x 160 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
A Rainbow on an Iron Frame by Zhu Jinshi contemporary artwork painting
Zhu Jinshi A Rainbow on an Iron Frame, 2019 Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
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Art Collaboration Kyoto Transports the Art World to Japan Ocula Conversation Art Collaboration Kyoto Transports the Art World to Japan By Sam Gaskin, Kyoto

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The West Bund Art & Design fair seals Shanghai art's gentrification Ocula Feature The West Bund Art & Design fair seals Shanghai art's gentrification By Sam Gaskin, Shanghai

As the strength of global galleries attending has increased, the proportion of participating galleries with a base in Shanghai has decreased.

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Gregor Muir, Princess Alia Al-Senussi and Abdullah AlTurki Ocula Conversation Gregor Muir, Princess Alia Al-Senussi and Abdullah AlTurki By Anna Dickie, Hong Kong

I am a huge fan of Hong Kong, I think Hong Kong is extraordinary and for me it was a very important thing to be able to do something that was really trying to capture the essence of what I love about the city.

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'Presence of Whiteness': Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore Related Press 'Presence of Whiteness': Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore 14 March 2017, Art Radar Journal

Despite the sheer masses of paint employed, the paintings do not seem excessive, but rather driven by an assiduous focus on the material, physical qualities of paint.

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Zhu Jinshi at Blum & Poe, New York Related Press Zhu Jinshi at Blum & Poe, New York 6 April 2016, Art in America

Zhu Jinshi’s first solo exhibition in New York showcased three decades of the artist’s paintings in two separate but complementary styles. His 'allover' works cover the canvas completely with paint up to six inches thick. His liu bai works, in comparison, balance the heavy application of paint with areas intentionally left...

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Historical sorting and academic research: 'The Research Exhibition of Abstract Art in China' opened at Today Art Museum Related Press Historical sorting and academic research: 'The Research Exhibition of Abstract Art in China' opened at Today Art Museum 3 February 2016, Cafa Art Info

In the developing context of Western art, the use of Renaissance to express the spiritual pursuit of “humans”, the painting logic then expresses the true objective and narrative was gradually created, along with the high development of industrial civilization, the abstract art that is less narrative and of much spiritual expression...

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6 Colorful Works by Chinese Artist Zhu Jinshi Related Press 6 Colorful Works by Chinese Artist Zhu Jinshi

Your first up-close encounter with the abstractions of Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi can be something of a shock. The paint, caked on as thick as cement, is vigorously pushed, pulled, and scraped across enormous canvases, producing kaleidoscopic surfaces that look a bit like an asphalt highway buckled by an earthquake. “The works don’t just...

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