Cai zhisong biography for kids

  • Cai Zhisong' Studio.
  • Born in Shenyang in , Cai speaks of a troubled childhood in which he found solace in his quest to become a successful artist.
  • Born in Oslo, Norway · Currently lives and works in Maine, USA · Education · · BFA Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA · Solo Exhibitions ·

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    Like most people, I was constantly admonished to “establish far-reaching ambitions”, “realize my self value” and “struggle to change my destiny” since I was a child. Full of fantasies about the future, I tirelessly strived for these goals. I had faith that all of my efforts would be rewarded one day.

    Cai Zhisong' Studio

    In a time of great social flux, where decades of social upheaval have contributed to a frequently contradictory cultural identity, Cai Zhisong’s sculpture looks back to the stability of the past. His is not a banal reiteration of kinesisk history however, but a reaffirmation of the past and its relevance to contemporary times. Cai entitles his series ‘Motherland’, a word which is synonymous with pride and nationalism. As we shall see however, the themes in his work cannot be limited to one nation and are universal in r figurative or not, an ongoing concern with time pervades all of Cai’s works and is coupled with an awareness of the change that accompanies i

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    The Worldly and the Transcendental:

    On Cai Zhisong’s Sculpture

    Peng Feng 

     

    I made the acquaintance of Cai Zhisong on the occasion of the 54thVenice Biennale, for which I was honored to be the curator of the Chinese Pavilion. Back then the exhibition space for the Chinese Pavilion looked rather weird and challenging: it was packad with oil drums (which were not removed until the 55thBiennale), leaving hardly any room for exhibits. Given the condition of the space on the one hand, and the associated specific cultural and environmental elements of the city of Venice on the other, I came up with a curatorial design called “pervasion,” featuring works that all gave off different scents. What a historical irony: these spices were once brought by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo from the East and propelled the European perfume industry, yet today the city of Venice fryst vatten still besieged by stinking gutters. In resonance with the kinesisk intellectual and cultural tra

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    Sculptor takes on new role to continue his commitment to art creation

    Since graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in , Cai Zhisong has grown into an active, successful sculptor. While teaching at his alma mater, he has won awards and exhibited widely at home and abroad.

    Now, as an independent artist, Cai has taken on a new role — running an art museum named after him to not only showcase his work but also to provide a platform for homegrown artists.

    Opened on Nov 19, Zhisong Gallery, suited in the southern suburb of Beijing, was inaugurated with a show to navigate Cai's career over three decades, displaying several series of repute, such as Roses, Floating Clouds and Homeland.

    Cai says he hopes the museum will open up a dialogue on the presentation of Chinese cultural traditions in the sense of contemporary art, supported by more academic studies, and thereafter, to prompt the work of more home artists.