kun fang
Kun Fang is geboren in Beijing, China. Sinds 1990 woont ze in Belgiƫ. In 2000 studeerde ze af aan de Koninklijke Academie te Antwerpen. Haar werk bestaat vooral uit schilderkunst maar ook uit collage, video en design. Ze stelde tentoon in verschillende steden in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Belgiƫ, Nederland en China. Ze won verschillende prijzen.
Kun: De werken die ik maak zijn een manifestatie van een nieuwe wereld, ze ontstaan uit het samengaan van mijn Oosterse achtergrond en een Westerse motor. Schilderen is een speels toeval binnen het opgezette toeval! Met vele middelen kan men een ordelijke wereld bouwen; met weinig materiaal kan men spelen binnen de limieten van de mogelijkheden. Menselijkheid staat centraal. Ik ben een zoeker, in een moderne tijd op zoek naar mogelijke kansen en gelijke rechten.
Raf De Smedt: Uiteraard speelt haar culturele achtergrond en haar ervaringen in de westerse maatschappelijke en culturele context een fundamentele rol in de thematiek van haar werk. De kleuren en de symboliek die ze hanteert, ademen sterke oosterse mythische en mystieke invloeden. Lyrische en fantasmagorische elementen maken
haar schilderijen zeer leesbaar en poetisch. Ze evolueerde naar een eigenzinnigheid en een gedrevenheid in haar werk.
<H>ART: Haar figuratieve schilderkunst verweeft zowel oosterse als westerse technieken en beelden, het optimisme valt op, ze legt veeleer de nadruk op de menselijke uitwisselingen tussen Oost en West. Haar reflectie op de wereld transformeert uiteindelijk naar werk waarin ook temperament en ontwikkeling een grote rol spelen.
2020 Kensington Chelsea Art Week. Small Pleasures project, Sheffield arts Centre, UK (featured on BBC Sheffield). Coantivirus international online art exhibition, NY20+. Boomer gallery, London UK. EcoFeminism Art pavillion, London UK. The spring exhibition, cultural center of Manchester UK. 2019 Power, CICA Museum, Seoul South Korea. Art vending machine, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft, Venice Biennale, Italy. Yoko Ono's selection 'My eyes and manifestation', The Public Arthouse, Manchester UK. 2018 Artist and Location, CICA Museum, Seoul South Korea. Shanghai design Festival, China. 2nd prize Art and action, Den Haag Netherlands. 2017 American art fair, Chicago USA. 'Milk and honey' Video art, Digital body, CICA Museum, Seoul South Korea. |
2016 Amsterdam Art Weekend, Netherlands (photos by Fabien Landwei). Second Prize 'Mouth', Moscow. Group exhibition in Serge Scohy Galery, Antwerpen Belgium |
2015 'All the art in this space is not made by Kun Fang', Centre Culturel Aix-en-Provence, France. Museum night fever, Operahuis De Munt, Brussels Belgium. 'Active Painting', The Butt Film Fest Breda, Netherlands. Opening show of B&O Antwerp, Belgium. Group show, Fortis bank Kortrijk, Belgium. |
2014 Group exhibition at Gallery Ludwig Trossaert, Antwerp Belgium. Plantin Moretus Museum, Belgium (exposition of Kun Fang's 'Beauty and Beast' on a wall designed by Stefan Beel). Group show at the USSL fondation, BeiJing China. |
2013 16th Biennale Poeke, Belgium. Group show at Hanna Reichman Gallery, Wien Austria (curated by Herbert Drethvoll). Residency and group show "Things that money can't buy / Greeting to John Lennon", Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), Manchester UK. Residency and group show "Rebel with a cause", Underground Arts Centre, Hamburg Germany. Group show "Mayday", Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), Manchester UK. Group show "Women in the 21st century", Asia Arts Centre, Berlin Germany. Group show "Beholding Beauty", Taipei Arts Centre, Taipei Taiwan. |
2012 Group exhibition "Newyaers Saloon", Szymon gallery, Zoersel Belgium. Group exhibition "New Realism", Red Saloon Beijing Design Week. Group show "Chinese artist and oversea", Art fondation ShangHai China, BeiJing China. Group show "Child of Romantic", Gallery Serge Scohy, Antwerp Belgium. |
2011 15th Biennale Poeke, Aalter Belgium. Group show for Artprize "Luxembourg", Paris France. |
2010 Solo exhibition, Ludwig Trossaert Gallery, Antwerp Belgium (presentation of "Red, Black & White", book with works by Kun Fang). Residency and group show, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA),Beijing China. Group show, Museum of modern art, Shanghai China. |
2000 - 2009 Group show "Beijing Story" at Campo&Campo Gallery, Antwerp Belgium. Projection "Beijing Story" at International Film Fest Vienna Austria. |
Projection "Beijing Story", Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp Belgium. Group show "Panda Restaurant", Chinese embassy, Berlin Germany. |
Group show, Marguetta Gallery, Rome Italy. |
Group show, Mo gallery, Beijing China. Group show, Biennale Shanghai, Shanghai China. |
Group show, New Talents Awards (2nd Prize). |
Projection, Fenix TV art documentary, Hong Kong China. |
Group show, Mo Gallery, Beijing China. |
Graduation show, Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp Belgium. |
Press |
2016 conversation with people interview of Tom and Sven (discussion island ) 2015 interview by Culturele Vereniging Werklicht Rotterdam; numerous articles about kun and co-artists participating the opening in the museum night in brussel 2014 numerous interview with Mafu and ZhangYu and by Guo ming lu 2013 interview with LinBai (universe=love) 2012 interview with Effe, give it away or rise it again, materials today 2011 interview by chinees art news ( forever poetry, kunfang,s artwork) interview with lui zheng 2010 interview with Hart art magazine 2009 interview with founder off chinees independent show Ma lu ming 2008 interview with chinees youth news ( does painting have its own language) 2007 interview with numerous articles about kun and iron fabric ( art movement ) 2006 interview with several chinees germane and belgium newspaper about kun and her masters Fred Bervoets and Mafu. 2004 international promotion chinees fennix tv ( art of kun fang in antwerpen) 2003 article in the several belgium financial economische tijd, de morgen en standaard 2002 article in the several belgium and chinees art magazine 2001 interview with land and art today (body and mind) 2000 discussion with wang jia xin ( chinees poet ) chinees morning newspaper 1999 art is in our mind dialoge with lin lang (chinees artist of chinees intellectual art) 1998 speak corner in beijing ( art in its best way) 1997 newspaper in beijing university ( first serie of kun ) 1996 discussion panel with ARTIST IN BEIJING ( DING FANG, AIWEIWEI, GEORG BASELEITZ ) |
Commissions |
2000 The Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai, Kun gets the first command in her life to make an abstract work of the color blue. 2004 collection by Frank Uytterhaegen MCAF in Gent (big danser), Belgium 2005 work for command for Lawyer Bond of Antwerpen, Belgium 2006 work for commission Roma Art lodge, italy 2007 work for family Fantin, Belgium 2008 collection by Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), China 2009 commission love for the children by American Art Center in New York, China 2010 commission (the time) in creative center Shanghai, China 2011 commission landart in shangdong china 2012 commission art and reality in Game Center Tian Jing, China 2014 commission beauty in the eye of the beholder Roma, Italy 2015 commission active art by museum community of Brussel, Belgium art commision |