Shen Jingdong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shen.

沈敬东 Shen Jingdong
Shen Jingdong (Public Exhibition in France)
Born	1965 (Nanjing, China)
Nationality	Chinese
Known for	Painting, Sculpting
Movement	Contemporary (new wave)

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

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 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]

His painting The Bugle 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.

Shen Jingdong - The Bugle

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.^[4]

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Exhibitions include:^[5]

2014

Art Paris - Art Fair, "France-Chine 50" (la Chine à l'honneur), France ^[6]

2013

Art Basel - Miami Beach, Exhibition Miami FL, États-Unis ^[7]

2013

Art Basel - Hong Kong, Exhibition China ^[8]

2013

New Art Fair, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France ^[9]

2012

ST-ART, Foire Internationale d'art contemporain, Strasbourg, France ^[10]

2011

East/west: Visually Speaking, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, United States

2010

Chasing Flames - Chinese Group Show - Zadok Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Lille Art Fair, Foire internationale d'art contemporain, Lille, France ^[11]
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 -“East/West — Visually Speaking”

(Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA) (Museum of Contemporary Art/Jacksonville, Florida, USA)

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

Public collections

The following public collections include Shen's work:^[12]

2009 – Wurth Museum, Spain, « Hero », huile/toile, 100 × 100 cm
2007 – National Art Museum of China, « Hero series », No. 12, 200 × 200 cm
2007 – Art Retreat Museum, Singapore, « Hero series », No. 42, 200 × 200 cm
2006 – Shanghai No.1 Art Museum, « Ceremony of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China »

References

External links

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 312620656

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