Chinese Ink on Paper
66x66cm
A great city is one whose image dwells in the memory man. When we look to iconic cities such as New York, Hong Kong, London, Paris or Shanghai, we remember them for their distinctive skylines and architecture. We also carry romantic images of their great legacies in science, faith, commerce, philosophy and art. Xie Chong’s Paradise series however are about a different type of great city whose image springs from an ingenuous soul.
Xie Chong’s city scenes are not about the manic bustling energy of a modern metropolis, but a throwback to the quieter urban world that many may remember from their youth. It is a heartwarming city of connected people, not the caffeine-infused frenzy of the iPhone generation.
Xie Chong’s cities are populated by people who understand a very different pace of life. The tranquil scenes are of unhurried people savoring the simple joys of life. Plato once said of Athens ‘This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are’. Xie Chong’s cities do not contain inspiring monuments or famous buildings, but its carefree citizens create their own memorable city of peace and joy. His is a city of the heart that taps on the universal yearning for simplicity and harmony.
1968 Born in Nanping, Fujian Province
1991 Graduated from Xiamen University Art Academy
1992 Central Academy of Fine Arts Advanced Education Course
Currently a full-time professional artist based in Guangzhou
2016 Art Kaohsiung, White Space Art Asia
2016 Art Taipei, White Space Art Asia
2016 Xie Chong Solo Exhibition Xie Chong World of Paradise by Beijing Daqian Gallery
2016 Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Masters, Guoyi Art Museum, Beijing
2016 Singapore Affordable Art Fair April Edition, Singapore F1 Pit Building
2015 Solo Exhibition A Clean Mind by Exclamation Art Space in 798 Art Zone, Beijing
2015 Joint Exhibition INK by White Space Art Asia, Singapore
2015 Solo Exhibition Destiny by Jian Xin Hui Guan Art Gallery, Beijing
2015 Liaoning Museum of Fine Arts acquired Full of Joy and Bottomless Sea.
2015 Solo exhibition The face is the index of the mind at the Liaoning Museum of Fine Arts
2014 Solo Exhibition Senses and Pureness by Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai
2014 Contemporary Young Artists Invitational Exhibition Subtle, Ink
2014 Solo Exhibition World of Paradise by Jian Xin Hui Guan Art Gallery, Beijing
2014 Contemporary Young Artists Invitational Exhibition Horse and Goat at Shangqiu Public Art Museum
2013 Liaoning Museum of Fine Arts acquired New Year’s Scene and Mountain Residence
2013 Solo exhibition As The Heart Wills at the Liaoning Museum of Fine Arts
2012 Permanent exhibition area set up for Xie Chong works at HSBC’s Art Foundation Museum of
Fine Arts in Beijing
2012 Solo exhibition Light Hearted Journey at the Gao Jian Fu Memorial Museum (Guangdong Art
Association Exhibition Centre)
2011 Solo exhibition organized by Da Qian Gallery in Beijing
2006 Happy Valley commissioned by Guangzhou’s TCL Culture Park
2005 Days of Music commissioned by Guangzhou’s TCL Culture Park
2003 Bringing Music to Friends, The Wineshop, and Lion’s House entered into Guangdong Province
Exhibition organized by Guangdong Art Academy and Guangdong Art Association
1998 Thirty paintings selected for invitational exhibition at the Japan Spring Art Festival
1995 Solo exhibition organized by the Nanping Fujian Province Department of Culture
A short interview with artist Xie Chong at the INK exhibition, ION Art Gallery Singapore in Oct 2015.
The Pavilion
The House of Plenty
The Art Class
The Nature of Wealth
The Train
The Bridge
The Reunion
Great Fortune
River Sleighs
Number 1 Pier
Happy Valley
The Bicycle Vendor
Nothing's Better Than a Picnic
Learners Inherit the Earth
Smile Again
In Search of Divinity
A Quiet Little Street
Waterfront
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
The Office
A Little River Runs Through It
