Two become one: A closer look at one of Geng Xue’s artworks for “Mr. Sea.” CAFA Art Info describes “Mr. Sea” as “a combination of painting, sculpture, photography and other media.” (Photo : Geng Xue/Facebook)
Chinese visual artist Geng Xue, known for her ceramic sculptures, won an award back in 2014, 2013 and 2007.
This 2016, Geng celebrated another triumph when she became the recipient of Prize Yishu 8 China given on March 19 at the former Sino-French University in Beijing, reported China Daily.
On its website, Fondation d'entreprise Hermes (Hermes Foundation), a sponsor of the award-giving project, said that Prize Yishu 8 China is an honor given to the “emerging art scene” in the country.
Founded in 2008, the foundation “supports men and women seeking to learn, perfect, transmit and explore the creative gestures that shape our lives today and into the future,” according to its website.
“The projects we support resonate with the core values of the world of Hermes: the promotion of traditional craft skills, support for the creative arts, a commitment to education and training, and environmental concerns,” said Pierre-Alexis Dumas, president of Hermes Foundation.
Chinese Xue Yunda, CEO of Shangba (Cable 8) Culture Group, and French art critic and writer Christine Cayol founded Yishu 8 in 2009.
Yishu 8 serves as “the artistic and cultural base of Shangba Culture Group and the platform of international cultural exchange for oriental and western countries,” according to Shangba’s website.
Born in 1983 in Baishan, Jilin Province, Geng graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007 from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing.
She finished her Master of Fine Arts in 2014 also in CAFA. In 2013, she studied at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in Germany as an exchange student.
Award-winning Chinese artist and CAFA’s former vice president, Xu Bing was one of her mentors.
According to an article published on the website of New York-based Klein Sun Gallery, “Geng’s experimentation with material is largely dictated by her interest in Chinese traditional culture.”
An article posted on the website of White Rabbit Gallery, an art museum in New South Wales, Australia, has this to say about the Beijing-based artist: “Geng is not content with making realistic sculptures; she wants them to live.”
Geng’s creations can be viewed until April 28 at Donghuangchenggen Beijie, the former Sino-French University, in Beijing’s Dongcheng District.
