Shen Jingdong

Shen Jingdong (Chinese: 沈敬东; pinyin: Shĕn Jìngdōng, born 1965) is a contemporary Chinese artist noted for his paintings and sculpture of Chinese iconography. He lives in Beijing.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shen.
沈敬东 Shen Jingdong
Shen Jingdong (Public Exhibition in France)
Born1965
(Nanjing, China)
NationalityChinese
Known forPainting, Sculpting
MovementContemporary (new wave)
Spouse(s)Katrina Stephani
Websitehttps://www.shenjingdong.org

Life and career

Shen Jingdong was born in 1965 in the town of Nanjing (province of Jiangsu), China. Shen graduated from the Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal School in 1984 and from the Nanjing Arts Institute in 1991. After many years of studies in Fine art, Shen was conscripted to the Military Drama Troupe of Nanjing Military Area, where he made his career over a span of sixteen years until 2007.[2]

In the 2000s, the emergence of Shen JingDong in a period of revival for Chinese Contemporary Art suggested a dawning of a new era. Previously, ideological criticism determined the direction of new contemporary art. Shen JingDong provides a definitive example of commercialised aesthetics in Chinese pop art. While serving as a soldier, he was praised by a Chinese leader for his theatrical background design, in 1998. He attempted various conceptual and performing arts in the 1990s, influenced by Dadaism and pop art.

In 2006, ‘Hero No.12‘ was collected in the National Art Museum of China, the Most Famous National Museum of Art in China, and his artistry began to be recognised. His art received numerous praise for its pursuit of “cuteness” along with its commercialized ideological features.

Starting in 2007, an exhibitions of his works have been hosted in Hong Kong and New York, and his performances were held in the United States, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and France.

In 2008, his Chinese and international artistic career evolved quickly; Shen become an important contemporary artist of the new wave, with his Hero series. He created into different kinds of people the image of the soldier and of the icons of Chinese life as represented in new forms, sometimes diverted in expressive colors (Blue, Green, Red or Yellow).[3]

Through his work, he reveals his innermost thoughts, hidden in metaphors, humor and smiles. Amid the urbanisation and globalisation going on throughout China, Shen JingDong can be seen in his works as a witness to the changes globalisation brings. Amid the strengthening of ideology and oppression of freedom that coincides with globalisation, his work provides a new way out. Through the harmony of the realm of both imagination and reality, he builds his own fairy tales.

  • His painting The Bugle[4] realized in 2012 illustrates perfectly his work, allowing each observer to have a new look on the contemporary art, but also a reflection and interpretation intellectual, sensitive and emotional.

The artworks of Shen can be seen in private and public collections worldwide. One of the most famous collectors of Shen's works is actress Zhang Ziyi.[5]

The artist’s market success was displayed already on his home soil in 2013 when his painting Three Great Men, sold at Beijing Googut & Auction for £154,000 [6] – Shen’s auction record price to date. Furthermore, at the international auction house Sotheby’s in 2018 his painting Strength sold for over £79,000 after generating competitive bidding from an eclectic range of clients. [7]

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Exhibitions include:[8]


2020

  • Shen Jingdong : The Beautiful Fairy Tales, Asia House, London, UK [9]
  • Small eyes-big world, XSPACE Gallery, Nanjing, China


2019

  • Art.Design and Home, Red Star Macalline, Guiyang, China
  • Shen Jingdong came here, Hôtel de l'industrie, Paris, France
  • Shen Jingdong is here, Chinese gallery, New York, USA
  • Shen Jingdong was here, Il Giardino Bianco Art Space, Venice, Italy


2018

  • From South to North in 2018--Shen Jingdong's Invitational Exhibition of Individual Works, Art Museum of School of Fine Arts and Design of Shenyang Normal University, China
  • Start from Nanjing, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, China.
  • Guns N’Roses--Shen Jingdong’s Solo Exhibition, Parkview Green ART, Beijing, China


2017

  • International Joke: Shen Jingdong, Ross Art Museum, Maryland, USA
  • Art Career Record of Good Soldier Jingdong: Shen Jingdong Literature Exhibition, Songzhuang Contemporary Art Documentary Exhibition, Beijing China
  • Shen Jingdong Story:Shenjingdong, Art and Design Academy Art Museum, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China


2016

  • International Joke: Shen Jingdong Solo Exhibition, Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
  • Shen Jingdong +Jon Tsoi:No head No heart, WhiteBox, New York, USA
  • Let’s Paint Together: Shen Jingdong and Liao Mingming Collaborative Exhibition, Yue Museum of Art, Beijing, China
  • New Representational Art in China, Hudson Center for Contemporary Arts, Poughkeepsie, USA


2015

  • The Little Prince, E Space, Hong Kong
  • Dawn of a New Age: Ink Redefined, Art Futures Gallery, Hong Kong
  • Censure, Galerie Dock Sud, Sète, France


2014

  • My Kingdom of Fairytales, Art Futures Group, ArtOne, Hong Kong
  • Hidden Meanings, Colour Explosion, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
  • Art Paris - Art Fair, "France-Chine 50" (la Chine à l'honneur), France [10]


2013

  • Art Basel - Hong Kong, Exhibition China [12]
  • New Art Fair, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France [13]


2012

  • ST-ART, Foire Internationale d'art contemporain, Strasbourg, France [14]


2011

  • Continue with Revolution, 3V Gallery, Nanjing, China


2010

  • Chasing Flames - Chinese Group Show - Zadok Art Gallery, Miami, FL
  • Lille Art Fair, Foire internationale d'art contemporain, Lille, France [15]
  • State of the Dao: Chinese Contemporary Art - Lehman College Art Gallery, New York City, NY
  • “RESHAPING HISTORY Chinart from 2000 to 2009″ China National Convention Center Beijing, China


2009

  • Hero, Volta Art Fair, New York, USA, (solo)
  • Tension at Poles – Invitational Exhibition of Works of Masters from Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, Luodai Town, Chengdu, China
  • Trust – Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Star Factory Art Center, Beijing, China
  • Context – Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Beijing Foundery Museum of Art, China
  • Memory of China – Exchange Exhibition of Chinese and Spanish Artists’ Works, Time Space in 798 Factory, Beijing, China
  • Strength of Practice, the Third Documenta of Contemporary Chinese Prints, Nanjing Museum, China
  • Red Memory, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
  • China-Korean Exchange Exposition, 798 Yan Gallery, Beijing, China
  • Invitational Exhibition of Experimental Contemporary Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
  • Chengdu Biennale, New International Convention & Exposition Center, Chengdu, China
  • Visual Presentation of Identity, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China


2008

  • Heroes - ChinaSquare, New York (solo)
  • The Most Beloved People, Today Art Museum & New Millennium Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)
  • Multiple Perspectives – Exhibition of 11 Chinese Contemporary Artists’ Works, Beijing You Gallery, Beijing, China
  • Assembling under the Five Rings, Legend Hotel, Beijing, China
  • Up North – Exhibition of Jiangsu Artists’ Works, Egret Art Center, Beijing, China
  • Up North, Down South, Art for All Society, Beijing, China
  • Post-Modern Expression of Red Classics, Dong. Coffee. Event in 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
  • Strength of Practice – the Second Documenta of Contemporary Chinese Prints, Nanjing Museum, China
  • Drifting – China – Korean Exchange Exposition, Top Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China


2007

  • Making Heroes for ten years, Beijing Imagine Gallery, China (solo)
  • We Could Be Heroes – Shen Jingdong solo exhibition, Hong Kong Yan Gallery (solo)
  • Progressive Action, Beijing Millennium Time Gallery, China
  • Body ? Impression – The Human Body in Contemporary Chinese Art, Red Gate Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
  • Revolution, China Square Gallery, New York, USA
  • Tie – Path, You Gallery, Beijing, China
  • The Fourth China International Art Gallery expo, Beijing National Trade Center, China


2006

  • Images of Heroes, New Millennium Gallery, Beijing, China
  • Exhibition of One Painting, 88 Art Document Storehouse, Beijing, China

Public collections

The following public collections include Shen's work:[16]

  • 2019 – Hello, Van Gogh, acrylic on canvas, 80 × 60cm. French Industrial Palace, Paris, France
  • 2018 – The Little Prince, oil on canvas, 100x100cm. Jinling Art Museum, China
  • 2014 – Salute, Stainless Steel, 200cm high. Bengbu University, China
  • 2013 – Salute, Stainless steel, 200cm high. Xiamen Jimei University, China
  • 2013 – Soldier with a Gun, Cast bronze, 200cm high. Xiamen Jimei University, China
  • 2012 – Salute, Cast bronze, 170cm tall. Nanjing Art Institute, China
  • 2009 – Hero, oil on canvas, 100cm × 100cm. WURTH Art Museum, Spain
  • 2008 – Harmony One, oil on canvas, 200cm × 600cm. Oberte Museum, Germany
  • 2008 – Head of a Soldier, spray paint in glass-steel, 56cm × 52cm × 35cm, Henan Art Museum, China
  • 2007 – Heroes Series No.12, oil on canvas, 200cm × 200cm, National Art Museum of China, China
  • 2007 – Heroes Series No.42, oil on canvas, 200cm × 200cm, Singapore Museum of Fine Arts, Singapore
  • 2006 – Founding Ceremony, oil on canvas, 200cm × 700cm. Shanghai Art Museum No. 1, China

See also

References
  1. http://shenjingdong.com/cv-and-resume/, and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151590074737472.1073741834.177302032471&type=1
  2. "Shen Jingdong – YangGallery".
  3. Shen Jingdong's catalogue - Fragmentary memories p. 9 to 17
  4. The Bugle
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "沈敬东 三位伟人 布面油画-艺术搜索_张雄艺术网". news.zxart.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  7. "Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day Sale Hong Kong | 01 Apr 2018 | HK0784".
  8. http://www.artnet.com/artists/shen-jingdong/ and http://shenjingdong.com/cv-and-resume/
  9. Kim, Kibu (2020-09-02). "Shen JingDong: The Beautiful Fairy Tales". Asia House. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) et https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejennylam/11248010455/
  12. http://hk.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/894047/asia-contemporary-art-show-returns/
  13. "Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art".
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "Shen Jingdong - artiste chinois - Peintre chinois contemporain-Shen Jingdong- Dock Sud galerie d'art".
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