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俄罗斯籍艺术大师君士坦丁（Konstantin Bessmertny）首次北京个展“One of You”即将于2011年12月3日登陆北京全艺社。作为本次展览的主办方，全艺社将为大家呈现二十五件君士坦丁近年的最新力作。这些作品中除了大家熟悉的架上绘画外，还有一件结合高科技数位媒体和3D影像技术所做的雕塑及装置作品。
作为目前最富盛名生活并工作于亚洲的欧洲艺术家之一，君士坦丁以卓越的绘画技巧，广博的文化历史修养而闻名港澳乃至欧洲的艺术界。他于一九六四年出生于前苏联的巴哥域圣斯基城，儿童时期的君士坦丁就在同龄人中显现出了超凡的绘画天赋，十四岁那年在举办了第一个个人画展后，君士坦丁便走上了专业艺术学习和创作的道路。经过十几年苏式绘画造型的严格训练，他于一九九二年成为一名专业艺术家。一个很偶然的机会，君士坦丁来到澳门，从此他便在号称“世外桃源”的澳门设立了工作室并与家人定居下来。如果说来到澳门之后的艺术创作跟以前相比有什么变化，那就是澳门中西混合的文化环境和生活方式给君士坦丁更多素材和灵感。热带亮丽的景观让他布面的色彩更多样，但这种多元的文化环境也为这位旅居他乡的艺术家带来无尽的灵感。
君士坦丁是一位非常善于研究和创新的艺术家，熟悉他的人会为他的机智幽默所倾倒，艺术家难能可贵之处正在于他把性格里面的本真，连同自己对历史、政治、语言、哲学的研究融合进艺术创作里面。不论你说着什么语言，来自何方都能很轻易地为君士坦丁作品中的幽默和荒谬感所感染。除此之外，艺术家一直对古典美学、哲学、中世纪神学的象征主义和符号学有深入研究，面对他的作品，我们感受到的是一个强大的文化体系和视觉盛宴。君士坦丁的绘画技法对欧洲中世纪和文艺复兴时期的古典绘画是一个继承和发扬，这一方面受益于他早年苏式的造型培训，另一方面也来自于多年的潜心探索，为古典和现代找到了一个对话场域。在他早期的绘画里，我们经常能看到文艺复兴时期尼德兰老彼得·勃鲁盖尔式的荒诞和幽默：人物呆滞的面容和可笑的举止。在荒诞背后，他的作品还有着深刻的寓意。本次展览中，有几幅作品可以让我们感受到古典艺术的静穆、伟大。
《跟方汤玛斯一起》系列作品是君士坦丁在创作上的新突破，这部二十世纪六十年代风靡欧洲的法国喜剧在艺术家笔下遭到解构。我们没有看到艺术家对剧中主要人物或者惊险情节娓娓道来的描述，他用自己的叙事方式把这部喜剧改装成一个黑帮警匪片。君士坦丁用特有的幽默调侃着发生在身边的事件，在这系列作品中，他刻意将细腻的刻画隐藏了，粗狂的笔触和轻巧的色彩让这个虚构出来的故事和场景显得亦真亦且。
本次展览获澳门特区政府社会文化司司长办公室及文化局赞助，展览将持续到2012年2月19日。全艺社位于北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路二号798艺术区706北一街。（白盒子艺术空间路口入约三十米）查询电话：(86) 010-5978-9625，电邮：beijingafa@gmail.com或浏览网址:www.afamacau.com。
One of You – New Works by Konstantin Bessmertny
Artist: Konstantin Bessmertny
Opening Ceremony: 4:00pm on Saturday 3rd December 2011
Exhibition Period: 3rd December 2011 – 19th February 2012 (except 20th – 30th January 2012)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday - 11:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: AFA Beijing, 706 North First Street, No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Email Address: beijingafa@gmail.com
Contact Number: (86) 010-5978-9625
Website: www.afamacau.com
Press Release
New Works of Konstantin Bessmertny on Display at AFA Beijing
Russian artist Konstantin Bessmertny will mount his first solo Beijing exhibition One of You – New Works by Konstantin Bessmertny on 3rd December 2011 at AFA Beijing. In this exhibition, the organiser Art for All Society (AFA) will present 25 recent works produced by the artist. Apart from familiar easel paintings, exhibition-goers can enjoy a sculpture and installation artwork integrating high-tech digital media and 3D imaging technology.
One of the most celebrated European artists residing and working in Asia, Bessmertny has become renowned in the artistic circles of Hong Kong and Macao and even those of Europe with his impressive painting techniques and substantial knowledge of culture and history. Born in 1964 in Blagovesthensk in the former USSR, Bessmertny demonstrated exceptional talent in painting in his childhood compared to other children of his age.
At 14, he hosted his first solo painting exhibition, thereby paving the path to professional training in the arts and creativity. After some ten years of rigorous training in model painting in the Russian style, he became a professional artist in 1992. Accidentally arriving in Macao, he established his own studio and has since resided in this utopian-like place with his family.
The difference between his art creation before and after he moved to Macao lies in the new elements, materials and inspirations Bessmertny has absorbed through the cultural environment and lifestyle mix derived from both Chinese and Western cultures. Tropical weather and fascinating scenes of the city add even more colour and variety to his painting canvas. Such a diverse cultural environment also inspires this foreign artist with endless muses for creation.
Remarkably talented as both researcher and innovator, Bessmertny impresses his friends with his wit and humour. The best of an artist is his ability to integrate his genuine personality and extensive knowledge of history, politics, language and philosophy into art creation. Whatever language one speaks or wherever one comes from, Bessmertny effortlessly influences people with his humorous yet absurd works.
Furthermore, Bessmertny possesses a thorough understanding of classism, philosophy, religious symbols and the semiotics of the Middle Ages. A glimpse of his works enables us to encounter an immensely broad scope of culture and is a feast for the eyes. His painting technique represents an inheritance and advocacy of classical painting that once flourished in the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Europe. Bessmertny’s technique benefits from his early Russian training in model painting as well as his long-term dedicated exploration, which have enabled him to produce art as a dialogue bridging the classical and modern eras.
In his early paintings one can see the absurdity and humour of the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder: behind those sluggish faces and ridiculous actions communicating utter absurdity are profound innuendos. Indeed, several paintings in this exhibition remind exhibition-goers of the solemnity and magnificence of the classical arts.
The series of works Avec Fantomas is a breakthrough in Bessmertny’s creative journey. This French comedy, popular in 1960s Europe, is deconstructed under his brush. In these paintings are not the artist’s portrayals of the protagonist nor the thrilling plot: Bessmertny uses his own narrative method to transform this comedy into one themed around gangsters and policemen.
He makes use of his unique humorous qualities to ridicule everyday surroundings. In this particular series, he purposely conceals his refined portrayals to depict an imaginary story and scenes with wild brushstrokes and dexterous use of colour, thereby making the images more vivid and appealing.
One of You – New Works by Konstantin Bessmertny is sponsored by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the MSAR and will run until 19th February 2012. AFA Beijing is located on 706 North First Street, No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (30 metres from the corner of the White Box Museum of Art).
For enquiries, please call (86) 010-5978-9625, email beijingafa@gmail.com or browse www.afamacau.com.
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