展览时间:2011-07-22 ~ 2011-09-10
展览地点:艺莱空间
参展艺术家:罗清
开幕时间:2011-07-22 15:00~18:00
展览介绍:
在这里,展览的标题"被催眠"不只是作为一个"被"字流行短语,同时也揭示出罗清绘画的某种重要特质:即在一个纯粹自我领域里的思考与绝望以及当这种绝望转变为一种纯粹的痛苦形式时所具备的诗意化特征;而在新近的一系列作品中,这种绝望的诗意里更折射出对抗某种无形黑暗现实的精神之光。
在罗清的作品中,因为具有具象场景的描述,大家往往习惯性的将其归为带有"政治色彩"的作品,但艺术家却对此表示"怀疑"。在他看来他更关注的是"个人"-"现代人的困惑": 表现被充满"敌意"的社会环境所包围的孤立、绝望的个人或群体。罗清说过,"我画的仍然是人本身的状态、处境,或者说我自己的问题。我觉得画画是一个心理治疗的过程。"在罗清作品里面的人物没有选择与这个异质世界的做无望的缠斗,他们中的一部分人选择了"沉默",选择了"被催眠"。这样的"选择"更体现出一辈人民的精神状态:斗争是无为的,所以套上头套"被催眠";而另一部分人虽然随大流也选择了"沉默",只是"沉默"的表象之后却有着复杂的情绪斗争。
罗清的作品《前行》:一群人,整齐的排列着向前行走,他们身穿同样的工作服,头上套着深色的头套,一步一步向前挪行。我们仿佛看到,睡神Hypnos身穿白袍,左手拿着罂粟花蕾,右手拿着那只盛满催眠液的牛角,在上方注视着人们。然而,在这些头套下面又隐藏着何样的面孔?在作品里,虽然我们无法猜出头套里人脸的表情,但是我们却能从人物的肢体语言上看出人们内心的焦躁,不安和惶恐。他们想揭开头罩看清眼前的东西,却又害怕看后即此长眠,他们心中万般纠结,双手不安的掐着彼此。他们握拳等待,等待揭开面纱前的最后一搏。沉默,在这看似"被催眠"的画面里,似乎即将被打破。
罗清说,"绝望是对现实的绝望,但精神上应该存在一种光,好比黑暗中的光。"他的很多作品表面看上去都是伤感的,但如果反过来审视它们,也许就会发现更多耐人寻味的蕴意。表象背后,框架之外,艺术家画的是现实的黑暗,但是实际要表达的则是现实中那些不存在的东西,比如"黑暗中的光",比如"被催眠"者的思考和清醒。
"我离开了世界,下到我的地洞里"...然而,也许这仅仅是一个开始...
本展览将于2011年7月22日至9月10日在北京艺莱空间举办。敬请各位嘉宾出席7月22日下午3点至6点的开幕酒会。
The idiosyncrasy of Luo Qing's works may be exemplified by the concept of unconsciousness. Luo Qing's works reflect spiritual light fighting against desperation and the darkness of the reality.
Although Luo Qing's works represent scenes of real places, they are not aimed to be political but instead concern the individual and the embodiment of one's isolation and desperation engendered by the surrounding hostile society. Luo Qing comments that, "What I paint is the status and the situation of human beings, or my own problems. Painting for me is a process of psychological therapy." By choosing to remain silent or hypnotized instead of fighting against the tangible world, the characters in Luo Qing's paintings represent the situation of their generation in the spiritual world. Beneath the characters' superficial silence, there is a complex mental struggle occurring within each person.
Luo Qing's Walking Forward No.4 shows a group of people wearing the same uniform and hood, thereby making them indistinguishable as individuals. The viewer questions who each person might be and what fate awaits them. Luo Qing says, "Desperation comes from reality; but on a spiritual level, we need to have a ray of light to fight against the darkness." For Luo Qing, meditation is that light, and his works warn of the unconsciousness and unawareness that keep people blind and controlled.
This exhibition will be on view at EK Projects from July 22 through September 10, 2011. The artist will be present for the opening reception on Friday, July 22 from 3 - 6 PM. For further information.
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