Exhibition Liang Shaoji
Posted by Hong_Tong on 16/12/2009
Prince Claus Fund, Herengracht 603, Amsterdam
Gallery exhibition
Liang Shaoji
14 December 2009-14 March 2010
visiting hours: Tuesday till Friday 10.00-17.00 h
Liang Shaoji (b. 1945, Shanghai, China) ceates unique meditations on nature and human existence. Graduating in textile studies at the Zhejiang Art Academy, Liang felt limited by the grid of warp and weft. Drawn to raw silk, he began to breed silkworms - symbols of generosity and endurance in Chinese culture - and incorporates them in artworks by setting them to spin their thread around objects. Resisting the rampant commercialisation of modern Chinese art, Shaoji takes his time in creating his works of art since silkworms only produce silk threads twice a year. His works have been exhibited at the Venice (1999), Istanbul (1999) and Shanghai (2000, 2006) biennales. Liang Shaoji is awarded with a 2009 Prince Claus Award for his evocative artworks that offer a meditative approach in which art becomes nature and nature becomes art.