"Art is always an impulse of return, always one's first answer to nature".
We are pleased to announce that the gallery will host the exhibition "Voyage to the Origin - Landscape of the Loess Plateau: Oil Paintings by Ji Jun-Jie" at our space in Taiyuan and online. The exhibition includes 26 works on display that are rooted in the artist's perennial life in the countryside. The landscape of the Loess Plateau in the paintings is a blend of solid life experience, with sharp lines and radical colors, involving yet being authentic. The ease of the villages presented freely in the works and the true nature of life itself are intertwined, led audience to deep reveries.
"Involving yet being authentic” (or translated as “pursuing truth of one’s nature in daily life”) is one of the long-lasting vitality of Chinese art. Authenticity does not lie in the truth of what one sees, or in the reproduction of objects, but in the direct presentation of the inner mind, in the pursuit of the truth of life, in letting the world naturally unveil, and in the pursuit of eternal values.
At a time when illusional hue and rebellious playfulness have become the norm of art creation, Ji Jun-Jie's works unexpectedly illustrated a type of unique authenticity. Different from long time sitting in a studio oroccasionally sketching outdoor, the Loess Plateau pale-yellow earth and mountains are part of Ji Jun-Jie's daily life. The artist's expression of the landscape subliminally incorporates the vibrant vitality of the infinite nature that will soon turn green in spring, revealing the unique comfort and openness of living in the Loess Plateau village.
In the works the majestic mountains are outlined by sharplines and illustrated with strong expressive colors, turning the stereotypical dreary of the Loess Plateau into the truthfully resilient, adventurous and uncompromising spirit of generations of villagers. The works are made from the artist's authentic life: the pale yet vibrant mountains of the Loess Plateau retain not only the spirit of simple life, but also the reverence for nature's eternal continuity. The present-day sincerity echoes in the ancient, and it is always an impulse returning to the deepest point of origin within.
The Loess Plateau and the foothills of the Tai-Hang Mountains are the artist's hometown. Life experiences that interact with the environment over time have been gradually internalized as a precious source of creation. It is often thought that perception and awareness of art and aesthetics are mostly related to the individual experience of the viewer; however, the strong tension in Ji Jun-Jie's works actually offers more possibilities: the fresh green of early spring, the breeze of summer, the blaze of late autumn, the boundlessness of winter - the intimate atmosphere of daily life and the sense of timelessness of the distant past, make the works captivating beyond individual experience and cultural differences, becoming an echo of universal human emotions. The authenticity and the echoes beyond individual experience together constitute the rare quality of Ji Jun-Jie's works.
中文
“艺术永远是一种还乡的冲动，永远是人对自然的第一声回答”。
近日椿山艺术空间将在线上、线下展览空间展出《原乡 - 别样 · 黄土地 籍俊杰油画作品展》。本次展出的26幅作品扎根于艺术家常年的乡野生活，黄土高原的地貌风景融汇了殷实的生活经验，线条锐利、色彩激越，涉事而真，作品中世界自在呈现的俊逸与生命本身的真性交相辉映，引人遐思。
“涉事而真”，对真的追求是中国艺术的长久生命力之一。真不在于眼见之真、不在于对物象的再现，而在于直呈内在生命的本明、追求生命的真实，在于让世界自在呈现，寻求永恒的价值。
在迷幻光影与反叛式戏谑成为常态的今天，籍俊杰的作品出乎意料地展现出了极为独特的真。与久坐画室或偶尔写生不同，苍茫的黄土与群山是籍俊杰日常生活的一部分，艺术家对风景的表现，潜移默化地融入了无限天地行将绿的勃勃生机，流露着生活于此独特的舒畅与坦然。在作品中，由锐利线条勾勒的冷峻山峰，透过具有强烈表现力的颜色，改变了黄土高原沉默、灰暗的刻板印象，诠释了一代代乡民坚韧而不失达观的气魄。作品由艺术家内在的生命浑然天成：黄土高原苍茫而生机盎然的群山，不仅保留了朴素的生活精神，也保留了对自然亘古延绵的敬畏。这种当下的赤诚在古老中回响，它永远是一种还乡的冲动，探求着回到内心深处的原点。
黄土高原、太行山麓是艺术家现实的故乡，日积月累与环境相互作用的生活经验，随着时间推移逐渐内化为创作中奔涌的源泉。通常认为，对艺术和审美的感知与觉知大多与观看者个体的个人经验息息相关；然而籍俊杰作品中强烈的张力实际上也提供了更多的可能性：初春的新绿、盛夏的清风、晚秋的炽烈、冬日的苍茫，亲切的生活氛围与远古的永恒感，使作品具有了超越个体经验和文化差异的感染力，成为一种广袤之中、物象之外的普遍回响。真性与超越个体经验的感染力，共同构成了籍俊杰作品难能可贵的品质。