翟倞 Zhai Liang China, b. 1983
Knowledge serves as a nutrient for painting, flashing before us spontaneously, or acting as a suitable background that can incite the imagination of the artist. Whether it's a story or a word: eventually they all take on this role of incentive. Within his bulky, diversified knowledge system, Zhai Liang takes a hopping/dipping approach to his selection of themes. Based on a previous painting he then further infers how a new piece should be done, which results in a visual logic. Hence, every work is brimming with freshness and life, reflecting the clumsiness and modesty of the artist with respect to any new painting. As for the works among themselves, some are large and some are small, but all of them share a similar orientation of interest. By means of gradual, substantial and personal experience of the artist himself, his paintings contribute to the forging of an unbridled visual system.
In the works of Zhai Liang, pictures merely serve as a preface or gateway: through traditionally made sketches, they are transformed again into the material/stuff out of which his paintings are made. Some of the works are even devoid of photo materials, and were directly created based on a pictorial logic. The artist renounces the restrictions imposed on his paintings by images (often overflowing with information and jumbled), thereby conferring a liberty onto the act of painting. He often takes lessons from "pre-modernist" artists such as Brueghel or Manet. The conciseness and simplicity of those painters have had a profound influence on him. Hence, Zhai Liang's artworks are most concerned with the power of painting itself, the various styles at work within the painting, be it portraits, abstract painting, written script, etc. All of these essentially come down to the same thing, since they all operate according to the logic of painting itself. They all relate to the same question: "How can a world be fabricated from scratch?"
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三省吾身 | Introspect Himself Thrice A Day, 2020
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乐观主义的逃亡 | The Escape of Optimism, 2020
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写什么都没用 | Writing Is Useless, 2020
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小偷的喜剧 | Comedy of Thief, 2020
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早晨7、8点钟 | 7 or 8 o'clock in the Morning, 2020
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听觉 | Hearing, 2019
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声名狼藉者的生活 | Life of the Notorious Man, 2019
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必经之路-2 | The Only Way - 2, 2019
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路线 | Route, 2019
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面包会有的 | There Will Be Bread, 2019
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南方 The south, 2017
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历史总是螺旋上升 History is always spiraling, 2017
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喝汤 Drink soup, 2017
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平静 Peace, 2017
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形状 Shapes, 2017
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形状 Shapes, 2017
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怎么办 How to do, 2017
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慢 (家庭) Slow (Family), 2017
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扔砖的慢动作 Throw a brick in slow motion, 2017
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指甲 Nail, 2017
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起皱 Wrinkle, 2017
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飘向天空 Flutter to the sky, 2017
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Zhai Liang: Imaginary Comedy
16 May - 28 Jun 2020A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is pleased to launch Zhai Liang’s solo exhibition “Imaginary Comedy” on May 16, 2020, as the first exhibition of this year. Zhai Liang has been...Read more -
Color and Texture:The Case Study of Visual Structure
20 Jul - 20 Aug 2019The exhibition “Color and Texture --- The Case Study of Visual Structure', collaborated by The Barn Contemporary Art Space and A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, will be open at The...Read more -
Slow
22 Jul - 22 Sep 2017“SLOW” PrefaceRead more
Zhai Liang is an excellent storytelling artist. The object in his stories are special, such as the story of “Text”, the story of “Logic”, the story of “Narrative”, and so on. These stories are then transformed into paintings and 3-D works, pulling the audience into a field of thoughts.
Living in a rapic society, “SLOW”, the diametrically opposite way, acts as a reference for Zhai’s art. In arts and literature, “SLOW” exists in an indistinct way. Throughout history, the spiraling and forward process of times seems to be slow. Or, perhaps “SLOW” is only a yearning for idyllic family life against this rapidly changing society? His solo exhibiton is based on this clue.
In his new works, Zhai made some important shifts in his methodology of painting, where he strove to make direct association between “SLOW”and visual perception. Each detailed process of his creation acts as the reflection of his exploration in “SLOW”, is indeed a kind of practice in action. Perhaps, the edge of his works and the border of artist’s inner world are the same thing but in different dimensions?
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Beijing Contemporary Art Expo
13 - 17 Oct 2021 -
DnA Shenzhen
30 Sep - 4 Oct 2021 -
Liste Art Fair Basel 2021
20 - 26 Sep 2021A Thousand Plateaus Art Space X GoodWeather Gallery Zhai Liang 翟倞 X Matt Siegle 20 – 26 September 2021 VIP Preview 20 September 2021 Booth:...Read more -
Art Shenzhen
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Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair 2020
16 - 20 Dec 2020A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is pleased to participate in Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair 2020 between December 16 and 20, presenting artworks by Chen Qiulin,...Read more -
YANGTZE ART FAIR 2020
15 - 18 Oct 2020A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is pleased to participate YANGTZE ART FAIR 2020, to present paintings of 5 artists - Ji Lei, Wang Chuan, Wang...Read more -
Beijing Contemporary 2020
25 - 30 Sep 2020A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is pleased to present the special exhibition program“Six Days”in 2020 Beijing Contemporary art fair - “Art Expo for Tomorrow”. By...Read more -
Art Shenzhen 2020
10 - 13 Sep 2020A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is pleased to participate 2020 Art Shenzhen, to present paintings of 7 artists - Bi Rongrong, Pang Maokun, Wang Chuan,...Read more -
ART021 Shanghai 2019
7 - 10 Nov 2019The 7th ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair will open on November 7th . A Thousand Plateaus Art Space will show works from 11 artists: aaajiao...Read more -
BEIJING CONTEMPORARY ART EXPO 2019
29 - 31 Aug 2019Beijing Contemporary 2019 will be open on August 29th. A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is honored to participate for two consecutive years. We will present...Read more -
ART CHENGDU 2019
28 Apr - 2 May 20192019 ART CHENGDU International Contemporary Art Fair will open on April 28th. A Thousand Plateaus Art Space is delighted to present artists in booth A01...Read more -
ART021 Shanghai 2018
8 - 11 Nov 2018The 6th ART021 Shanghai Art Fair will open on November 8. A Thousand Plateaus Art Space will present the wonderful works of ten artists including...Read more -
Art Shenzhen 2018
14 - 17 Sep 2018Art Shenzhen 2018 will be held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center from September 14th to September 17th, 2018. A Thousand Plateau Art Space...Read more -
Beijing Contemporary 2018
30 Aug - 2 Sep 2018The first Beijing Contemporary art fair will be held at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing from 30th August to 2nd September. A Thousand...Read more -
ART CHENGDU 2018
25 Apr 2018A Thousands of Plateaus Art Space will exhibit artworks of gallery agencies and co-artists in the ART CHENGDU Contemporary Art Fair in 2018, including two...Read more -
ART021 Shanghai 2017
8 - 12 Nov 2017A Thousand Plateaus Art Space will exhibit the artworks of its represent artists : Bi Rongrong, Chen Qiulin, Feng Bingyi, Qi Lan, Wang Chuan, Wang...Read more -
Art Shenzhen 2017
15 - 18 Sep 2017A Thousand Plateaus Art Space will exhibit at “Art Shenzhen 2017” the 11 artists that the gallery represents and cooperate with Bi Rongrong, Chen Qiulin,...Read more